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.
03/13/20
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Curriculum reformers occasionally get annoyed about school choice, but choice remains the most effective mechanism by which families can access...
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03/09/20
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If you need to make a choice between reading this post or watching the video featuring the mom pictured above,...
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03/05/20
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Every so often, someone active in the curriculum reform movement will get frustrated and take time out of his or...
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03/02/20
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Editor's note: In case you missed it, click here to listen to Matt Ladner's recent interview on Phoenix-based public radio...
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02/24/20
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Recently, the Trump administration proposed consolidating several federal education programs into a single block grant to states, including federal charter...
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02/17/20
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Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, Nile Gardiner, who directs the Foundation’s Margaret...
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02/13/20
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The New York Post recently delivered a rather devastating comparison of New York, California, Florida and Texas on education spending....
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02/10/20
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Recently, the hashtag #ilovepublicschools trended on Twitter, but perhaps not in the way intended. My intent in sharing a sample...
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02/03/20
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"Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken." Leto Atreides, Frank Herbert’s Dune Studying the...
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01/27/20
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A key contributor to understanding innovation in the modern economy died last week at age 67. Harvard Business School’s Clayton...
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