Why is School Choice Attracting So Much Support Now?
with our guest Patrick Wolf
One thing Americans love is freedom, and when it comes to freedom, the freedom to choose ranks pretty high. So, it probably shouldn’t be a surprise that school choice has been gaining popularity over the years. And the pandemic seemed to accelerate the country’s interest in it.
Our guest on Monday, Patrick Wolf will shed light on why school choice is exploding across the country. The list of states passing or pursuing legislation for more school choice is on the rise weekly.
Patrick has long been at the forefront on the issue. He will talk about the impact of the lockdowns during Covid-19, which he says revealed a lot to parents about their kids’ public school education.
He is a Distinguished Professor of Education Policy. He is the 21st Century Endowed Chair, in School Choice in the Department of Education Reform, at the University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions. Before this, he taught at Columbia and at Georgetown University, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Brookings Institution. As principal investigator of the School Choice Demonstration Project, Patrick has led evaluations of school voucher programs in Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI; and the state of Louisiana.
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