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.
09/09/25
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The EdChoice blog recently delivered some good news, specifically that the number of students using private choice programs increased by...
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09/02/25
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During a 1916 football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland, Georgia Tech coach John Heisman famously urged his players on...
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08/26/25
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Choice opponents have been known to throw contradictory arguments out against private choice programs. One moment they will claim that...
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08/22/25
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Arizonans have a pet peeve involving people from “back East” who judge us before they understand us. The Washington Post...
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08/05/25
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Recently, someone representing a state official responded to an Arizona media outlet inquiry about the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program and...
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07/29/25
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**SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 8** Western cultures, for some strange reason, involve...
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07/22/25
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Last week, I had the opportunity to make a presentation about how lawmakers can support teachers who want to start...
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07/16/25
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Last week, the Heritage Foundation released a study from yours-truly called From Mass Deception to Meaningful Accountability: A Brighter Future...
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07/08/25
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A recent interview by Tyler Cowen of John Arnold has been making the rounds in ed reform circles, see Michael...
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06/24/25
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David Osborne recently predicted academic doom for red states having recently passed universal private choice programs. “This will accelerate the...
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