by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2026 | Blogs, Education
One of the most heartening developments this decade (other the the Milei revolution in Argentina) has been the spread of school choice. In just the past few years, I’ve written about choice spreading to (or getting expanded in) West Virginia, Arizona,...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2025 | Blogs, Education, States
Back in January, I shared a “Feel-Good” map from the American Legislative Exchange Council showing how school choice was spreading around the country. Today, let’s review another feel-good map, in this case from EdChoice’s newest...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2025 | Blogs, Education, Government Spending
The United States has a big problem. In recent years, I’ve looked at how two cities (Los Angeles and Chicago) dramatically boosted spending on government schools, yet in both cases educational outcomes declined. I also wrote about similar evidence, on a...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2025 | Blogs, Education
As explained in this video from 15 years ago, the case for school choice is based on the fact that government monopolies don’t do a good job. There are several reasons for the inadequate performance of government schools, most notably the way that they...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2025 | Blogs, Education
Earlier this year, I lauded Florida for earning the top score in the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Index of State Education Freedom. As you might expect, competition in education means better educational outcomes, so the system...
