In honor of New Years, I'm counting down my 12 scholarly products released in the past 2 years, usually w/ help from colleagues & students, oldest to newest. 1st up is our finding that more education freedom is correlated with higher NAEP score gains. dx.doi.org/10.1080/15582159.…

We’ve launched the Human Capital and Education Returns Lab at the University of Arkansas. The site brings together our research, publications, policy briefs, and current projects on education, skills, human capital, and economic development. Take a look - and connect with us if you’re working on similar questions. humancapital.uark.edu/

Great post by @AlliAldis on the popularity of Education Savings Accounts, even among registered Democrats. There are almost 2 students using an ESA for every voucher student in the U.S. informedchoice1996.substack.…

Listen to my @ua_edreform colleagues @hpatrinos & Kristen Scott discuss the book "The State of Education in Arkansas," available for pre-order for December delivery! @OzarksatLarge kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-larg…

New @UArkansas tracks two decades of education change in Arkansas Matthew Moore of KUAF’s Ozarks at Large talks with Kristen Scott and me about The State of Education in Arkansas - what has changed, where Arkansas has made progress, and the challenges that remain Listen to the interview: shorturl.at/WhzD0 @ua_edreform @uarkcoehp

More on the @hpatrinos vision for the design of #SchoolChoice: Innovation Needs Accountability harryapatrinos.substack.com/…

Important paper co-authored by my @ua_edreform colleague @hpatrinos defends ideal design features regarding competition, autonomy, accountability & information for #SchoolChoice programs. Key is that the "institutional architecture creates the right incentives, provides transparent information & aligns with the objectives of the schools, families & government." edre.uark.edu/_resources/pdf…

Great post by Alli Aldis @edchoice on recent polling results: "over two-thirds (67%) of all adults supported [Education Savings Accounts]...the results [over time] show consistently high support for the policy. #SchoolChoice edchoice.org/2026-new-survey…

Congrats to @ua_edreform alum @BrianKisida on this great honor and responsibility!

My @ua_edreform colleague @scmcken explains Arkansas school letter grades and more @OzarksatLarge kuaf.com/show/ozarks-at-larg…

ICYMI, this is an important read: "Governors who refuse to opt in could also face political heat due to the program’s “genius” design, allowing residents to send donations across state lines, says Professor Patrick Wolf, a school choice scholar at the University of Arkansas. If donations from residents in non-participating blue states flow into red states to support education, that would be “political hemlock for Democrat governors,” Wolf said." It didn't end well for Socrates. It won't end well for Governors who don't opt into the FSTC. realclearinvestigations.com/…

Love this op-ed by my honors thesis advisee Charis Morash, explaining why women win with #schoolchoice washingtonexaminer.com/resto…

Kudos to my @ua_edreform colleague Bob Maranto and student Juwel Sarker for this pioneering study! Education Reform Student and Professor Find that Social Media Also Affects Students in Developing Countries news.uark.edu/articles/82883

Great piece by @lrj417 on the pioneering #Microschools study by @hamlind1. My team will be releasing test score results for microschool students in the Arkansas #SchoolChoice program in 10 days. Stay tuned! @The74 the74million.org/article/mic…

Pleased to be quoted in another great long-form story by @vincebielski: Will Democrats Reject 'Free Money' for Schools? @ua_edreform @edchoice @afcpress @GinnyGentles @KeriDIngraham @Jorge_Elorza realclearinvestigations.com/…

Terrific op-ed by Jake LaTurner articulates all the great reasons why I have joined the Right Place for Kids Coalition, including that keeping young people on track by keeping them in school, regardless of their immigration status, "is safer, more effective, and far less expensive than addressing the consequences later." It's good policy and good politics. washingtonexaminer.com/resto…

In two weeks we'll be releasing another descriptive report updating the public on the third year of the Arkansas EFA school choice program, the first year of universal eligibility. Stay tuned!

There’s a “widow-maker” straight down from our maple tree. Glad I wasn’t under it!

This is the story: State audit finds incredibly few errors in Arkansas’ ESA. Misspending was 0.06% of funds, possibly the lowest level of misspending in a government program in U.S. history. All accidental. 0.000000000000% fraud. @jmkristof @alexanderrusso @DeAngelisCorey @JeanneAllen @babblingbrooks5 @BreanneDavis @SarahHuckabee @ArkansasEd @edchoice @afcpress @ExcelinEd informedchoice1996.substack.…

Great interview of @ua_edreform alum @AngelaRWatson on @EducationNext's The Education Exchange: Can Microschoolers, Homeschoolers Receive Federal Tax Credit Scholarships? educationnext.org/the-educat…

ICYMI: Pleased that I could contribute to this @PluribusNews story on the politics of #SchoolChoice. “She might be getting political points for trying,” Wolf said of (AZ Governor) Hobbs’s efforts. “But I think it also underscores how hard it is to take down a program with 100,000 kids in it.” @ua_edreform pluribusnews.com/news-and-ev…