We blame different villains but want to build similar things. I analyze some K-12 parent survey data informedchoice1996.substack.com/p/a-boring-t...

While I don't claim expertise on IPS's history or other comparable districts, I've rarely seen an urban school system embrace specialization and choice with such depth and commitment. These developments were no accident. substack.com/home/post/p-...

"The more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: 'If you don’t see the use of it, I certainly won’t let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it.'”

-Chesterton, on DOGE & education data

@pauldiperna.bsky.social has an excellent piece about vanishing federal data. It doesn't just affect the work we do on the EdChoice research team--clear, transparent reporting of whatever data government collects is crucial for a strong civil society. informedchoice1996.substack.com/p/roads-and-...

My first contribution to our new Substack, Informed Choice.

School choice is winning, but Schattschneider's "scope of conflict" tells me we shouldn't act like it. There are too many information gaps and implementation challenges to spend all our energy on defense. open.substack.com/pub/informed...

Census data going down is deeply concerning to me, both as a researcher and as a citizen. Government data must be transparent in a free society, and keeping this information accessible is intimately tied to an accountable government and free society.

Education choices are deeply individual because education values are deeply individual because education histories are deeply individual

People have been asking me about homeschooling for most of my life vimeo.com/940942542/c8...