Published Articles & Media
The Bigger Picture of Charter School Results
A National Analysis of System-Level Effects on Test Scores and Graduation Rates
What Charter School City Actually Says
Why Jay Greene’s critique of my book about education reform in New Orleans doesn’t hold up
Still Waiting for Convincing Evidence
Do public-school students who move to a private school with a government-funded voucher benefit...
Make It Local with In-House Researchers
We need to build a new cadre of researchers employed by school districts, state agencies, and local nonprofits.
DeVos and the Evidence from Michigan
What does the evidence say about a free market approach to school reform that relies on school vouchers and unregulated forms of charter schooling?
Should Louisiana Eliminate Its Voucher Program?
How long should we wait to see whether the program is working? That is a question that only lawmakers can answer.
The First Negative Effects of Vouchers and the Predictable Misinterpretation
Why are the effects so negative when prior studies have found either no effect or positive effects? Good question. Unfortunately, we know much less about reasons than some have suggested.
