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Patrick J. Wolf

Patrick J. Wolf is Distinguished Professor of Education Policy and 21st Century Endowed Chair in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions. As principal investigator of the School Choice Demonstration Project, he has led or is leading major studies of school choice initiatives, including longitudinal evaluations of school voucher programs in Washington, D.C.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Louisiana.
04/05/22 | Patrick J. Wolf
Classical educators: the happiest people on Earth
Editor’s note: You can read about classical schools in Florida here, here and here. There is a lot of unhappiness these days. A recent Monmouth poll revealed that 73% of...
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09/15/20 | Patrick J. Wolf
Choosing the right path: evidence that Milwaukee’s school choice program excels beyond academics
America’s oldest urban private school choice program has the vital effects of steering young adults away from both crime and out-of-wedlock births, thus laying a strong foundation for them to...
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08/02/19 | Patrick J. Wolf
‘Moving the goalposts’ criticism misses the mark
The Miami Herald recently republished commentary that originally appeared June 7 in The Conversation. In the essay, titled “School Vouchers Expand Despite Evidence of Negative Effects,” education professors Christopher Lubienski...
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