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Cato's education research is grounded in the understanding that education works best when it is rooted in free decisions. Parents must be able to choose the education they think best for their children, and educators must be able to teach as they see fit. In higher education, those who will reap the benefits of their education should pay with their own money, or funds voluntarily given by others. And early‐childhood education must be the purview of families and providers, not government.

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  • March 28, 2025
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    Friday Feature: Church-Based Learning Centers
    Friday Feature: Church-Based Learning Centers
    Given the role Massachusetts played in instituting compulsory schooling laws, it’s fitting that a group in Massachusetts is leading the way in the effort to reclaim the role of parents and churches in education. 
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • March 21, 2025
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    Does Higher Education Need “Saving”?
    Does Higher Education Need “Saving”?
    Legislators like those in Utah are taking a more targeted approach by trying to prescribe a general higher education focused on the intellectual building blocks of Western Civilization, including the rise and influence of Christianity. 
    By Erec Smith
  • March 21, 2025
    Blog
    Friday Feature: Redeemer Classical School
    Friday Feature: Redeemer Classical School
    Nathaniel Pullman, founder of Redeemer Classical School in Indiana, encourages potential founders to decide what they want their school to be and then strive for that rather than trying to make it look like what someone else—including the local public school or the state—says it should look like.
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • March 20, 2025
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    School Choice Madness: How I Picked My Teams
    School Choice Madness: How I Picked My Teams
    Using school choice policies to pick my bracket didn’t work very well last year, but hopefully the growth in programs since then will give me a better chance this year. 
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • March 17, 2025
    Blog
    What Can the Feds Legally Demand of Columbia University?
    What Can the Feds Legally Demand of Columbia University?
    The Trump administration is using the threat of a funding cutoff to demand sweeping changes at Columbia University, including a drastic overhaul of its system of student discipline, and the putting of one of its academic departments into receivership. Does the federal government really have that power?  
    By Walter Olson
  • March 14, 2025
    Blog
    Friday Feature: Spyrja Academy
    Friday Feature: Spyrja Academy
    At microschools, like Spyrja Academy, teachers have the flexibility and autonomy to customize students’ learning paths by working with experts from throughout the community. 
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • March 10, 2025
    Blog
    A New K-12 Productivity Chart
    A New K-12 Productivity Chart
    The chart shows that spending grew precipitously while performance was basically flat. There are a couple of significant problems with updating the chart, and today I offer a stab at a new version that attempts to deal with them.
    By Neal McCluskey
  • March 7, 2025
    Blog
    Friday Feature: Education Collaboration Network
    Friday Feature: Education Collaboration Network
    The Education Collaboration Network, outside of Philadelphia, offers a variety of programs for local homeschoolers, including a co-op, individual classes, and access to community space.
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • February 28, 2025
    Blog
    Friday Feature: Bright Minds STEAM Studio
    Friday Feature: Bright Minds STEAM Studio
    It’s crucial that school choice programs include flexibility and freedom so parents and microschool founders, such as Jada Robinson from Bright Minds STEAM Studio in Texas, are willing to participate.
    By Colleen Hroncich
  • February 27, 2025
    Blog
    States, Don’t Fear the Education Department Reaper
    NBC News has a story today about state education officials living in fear that President Trump will eliminate the US Department of Education (US ED). Fear not: Plans to end US ED do not spell doom.
    By Neal McCluskey
  • February 14, 2025
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    Friday Feature: PASS Network and PASS Pod
    Friday Feature: PASS Network and PASS Pod
    When students aren’t being served well by their assigned schools, microschools like PASS Pod in Atlanta can give them an environment where they thrive. 
    By Colleen Hroncich
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