About The Author

Matthew Ladner

Matthew Ladner is executive editor of NextSteps. He has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform, and his articles have appeared in Education Next; the Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice; and the British Journal of Political Science. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received a master's degree and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Houston. He lives in Phoenix with his wife and three children.
07/04/22
Matthew Ladner
In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all –...
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06/27/22
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wraps up his final legislative session with victories on multiple fronts, not the least of which...
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06/20/22
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Charles C.W. Cooke wrote an entertaining column this weekend for the New York Post about the massive outflow of population...
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06/13/22
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Meditation expert Andy Puddicombe tells a story about ice cream from his days as a Buddhist monk in Tibet. Puddicombe...
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06/07/22
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Editor’s note: Here is the introduction to a new white paper authored by Matthew Ladner, director of the Arizona Center...
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06/06/22
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I recently published a white paper on K-12 funding equity in Arizona. The news was not great. Back in 1980,...
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05/30/22
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Memorial Day is a time for remembering those who died in service to the United States. As inheritors of the...
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05/23/22
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'Cause we got a great big convoy Rockin' through the night Yeah, we got a great big convoy Ain't she...
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05/16/22
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Russia’s reactionary former KGB officer-strongman launched a “special operation” to “de-nazify” the Ukraine, an independent nation whose president not only...
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05/09/22
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Deadweight loss, also known as excess burden, is a cost to society created by market inefficiency. It occurs when supply...
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