Jason Bedrick
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EducationCommentary
NAEP Disaster Reveals Failure of Regulatory Accountability and DEI
Jason Bedrick|September 10, 2025
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress are nothing short of catastrophic. They are an indictment of an education system that has… Read More
EducationCommentary
A Tale of Two States’ School Choice
Jason Bedrick|August 14, 2025
Universal school choice policies are sweeping the nation. But not all policies are created equal. As the experience in two states demonstrates, how the policies… Read More
Education Commentary
Conservatives, Stop Funding Radical Leftists
Jason Bedrick|August 05, 2025
Stop giving money to your adversaries. This should seem like an obvious rule of politics. But until the Trump administration went after funding for NPR,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Exposing the ‘Weapons of Mass Deception’: How State Grading Systems Obscure School Performance
Jason Bedrick|July 28, 2025
For decades, American education reformers have promised that technocratic accountability systems would transform our schools. We’ve spent billions implementing standardized tests, creating elaborate school-rating systems,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Gov. Ayotte Delivers for New Hampshire Parents
Jason Bedrick|June 11, 2025
With a few strokes of her pen on Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte delivered on her promise to empower parents by signing a Parental… Read More
EducationCommentary
Schools Closing in Arizona? Blame the Failing Schools, Not School Choice
Jason Bedrick|May 23, 2025
School choice opponents have long predicted that policies like Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program would destroy the public school system. For years, Gov. Katie Hobbs… Read More
EducationCommentary
What a Croc: Don’t Let ‘LA GATOR’ Scholarships Go Underfunded
Jason Bedrick|May 11, 2025
Louisiana families are on the cusp of a transformative opportunity for their children—but that opportunity is in jeopardy of being swamped. Last year, Louisiana Gov…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Oklahoma Bill Threatens Families’ Education Freedom
Jason Bedrick|May 06, 2025
In recent years, Oklahoma has emerged as a leader in school choice. Regrettably, the state Legislature is considering a proposal that would curtail the education… Read More
EducationCommentary
Texas and the Promise of ‘Universal’ School Choice
Jason Bedrick|May 01, 2025
With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. It’s a historic… Read More
EducationCommentary
Governor’s Surprise Veto Sinks School Choice Opportunity for North Dakota
Jason Bedrick|April 29, 2025
Last week, North Dakota was poised to become the 17th state to make every K-12 student eligible for school choice. Instead, the failure of Gov…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Texas Tips the Scales: School Choice Now Covers Half of US Kids
Jason Bedrick|April 17, 2025
In a historic victory for educational freedom, the Texas House of Representatives finally passed a universal school choice bill—marking not just a win for families… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Passover Wisdom for a Nation Losing Its Memory
Jason Bedrick|April 10, 2025
America is suffering from a cultural Alzheimer’s. An ancient Jewish ritual—the Passover seder—may hold the cure. Last year, more than 7 in 10 Americans failed… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice Soon Available to Half of US Kids, But How It’s Designed Is Critical
Jason Bedrick|March 31, 2025
School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then more than half of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Real School Accountability Puts Families First
Jason Bedrick|March 27, 2025
Arkansas has been a national leader on education freedom, but a bill before the state Legislature would be a step in the wrong direction. In… Read More
LawCommentary
US Can Deport Green Card Holders Who Support Terrorism
Jason Bedrick|March 11, 2025
Last week, President Donald Trump began keeping yet another of his promises—this time, to deport foreign nationals who support terrorism. On Wednesday, the U.S. State… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Terroristic Meanings Behind Those ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Protest Slogans: A Guide
Jason Bedrick|March 07, 2025
Terrorist-supporting students and their off-campus allies took over yet another building at Barnard College in New York on Wednesday. The protesters blocked students from attending… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Barnard College’s Jihadist Problem Is a Trump Opportunity
Jason Bedrick|February 28, 2025
As Israel buried a mother and her two babies—Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas—who had been kidnapped and murdered by Palestinian jihadists, students at the Barnard… Read More
Trump’s Antisemitism Order Puts Foreign Students—and US Colleges—on Notice
Jason Bedrick|February 02, 2025
After 15 months of terrorist-supporting thugs engaging in acts of violence and intimidation against Jews with impunity, America finally has a president who takes combating… Read More
EducationCommentary
2025 Will Be the Tipping Point for School Choice
Jason Bedrick|January 27, 2025
As the nation celebrates National School Choice Week, the school choice movement is on the cusp of hitting a major milestone. By the end of… Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice on the Ballot in 3 States
Jason Bedrick|October 21, 2024
This November, education choice is on the ballot. Voters in three states—Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska—will decide Nov. 5 whether families should be able to choose… Read More
International Commentary
FOR SHAME: On Anniversary of Oct. 7, College Students Celebrate Rape, Kidnapping, and Slaughter of Jews
Jason Bedrick|October 07, 2024
As the civilized world mourns the first anniversary of the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust—and prays for the release of the more the… Read More
EducationCommentary
What’s Wrong With Gov. Tim Walz’s Education Policies
Jason Bedrick|August 07, 2024
In herdlike fashion, the media describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as “folksy,” suggesting that he is just a regular guy with whom Middle America can… Read More
EducationNews
The New GOP Litmus Test on School Choice
Jason Bedrick|July 17, 2024
Party platforms are a way of signaling to voters the policies that politicians are likely to pursue if they’re elected to office. But platforms also… Read More
EducationCommentary
Rising Trend of Classical Education Offers Hope for Civic Renewal
Jason Bedrick|July 02, 2024
As we celebrate our independence on the Fourth of July, Americans would do well to reflect upon what’s necessary for a nation conceived in liberty,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Louisiana Expands Education Choice to All
Jason Bedrick|June 19, 2024
Education freedom is on the march. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday signed legislation making the Pelican State the 19th state in the nation to enact… Read More
EducationCommentary
Texas GOP Primary Runoff Results Bring Big Wins for School Choice
Jason Bedrick|May 30, 2024
School choice is coming to Texas. Last year, efforts to pass a school choice bill in the state Legislature were stymied by a coalition of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Missouri, Nebraska Advance Education Freedom
Jason Bedrick|April 19, 2024
After three consecutive years of massive progress expanding education freedom and choice, 2024 is shaping up to be another banner year. This week, Missouri expanded… Read More
EducationCommentary
More States Make Progress on School Choice
Jason Bedrick|March 26, 2024
Several states are making progress empowering their citizens with access to education freedom and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the… Read More
EducationCommentary
Legislatures in These States Make Real Progress for Education Choice
Jason Bedrick|March 15, 2024
In the midst of the school choice movement’s most successful legislative season last year, The Hill asked: “School choice won big in states this year…. Read More
EducationCommentary
School Choice’s Texas-Size Victory
Jason Bedrick|March 06, 2024
Republican primary voters in Texas sent a clear message on Super Tuesday: “We want school choice!” The Texas House of Representatives last year failed to… Read More
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