Martin Lueken

What has happened to public school spending and enrollment in states that adopted private school choice?

Arguing that universal school choice will “bankrupt states” is a bit like looking at your grocery receipt, circling the line for coffee, and declaring you’re headed for foreclosure.

Low “participation” is not the same thing as low demand. Sometimes it’s the predictable result of policy design.

We respond to a recent post from Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and executive editor of Education Next, arguing that school choice supporters “keep moving the goal posts.”

Even the best-funded school choice program can stumble if implementation gets in the way. We dive into a new study out of Michigan.

The results from this analysis, coupled with other rigorous fiscal analyses of the program, contradicts rhetoric that the program is a “budget-busting free-for-all” or fiscally unsustainable.

The media is reporting that Arkansas' Education Freedom Account (EFA) program could cost the state “more than $326 million” in the upcoming school year. We dive into the numbers.

We dive into the myth of school choice causing the closure of public schools and analyze the data.

Several studies of private school choice programs have found something different: students in choice program sometimes score lower on standardized tests, but end up doing better in the long run.

Whether you're looking at state spending, program design, or per-pupil costs, the Fiscal Factbook helps you follow the money and understand the data.

We explore how rising demand from school choice policies affects private school tuition and availability, emphasizing the need for supply-side considerations.

A new EdChoice report estimates that U.S. private school choice programs saved taxpayers $19.4 to $45.6 billion through FY 2022.