Jonathan Butcher

Jonathan Butcher is senior policy analyst in the Center for Education Policy’s Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation.

Opinion
Foreign donations are buying influence over K-12 schools. Here’s what parents need to know.

(The Daily Signal) – Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education revamped efforts to track foreign donations to postsecondary institutions. State lawmakers have never required the same… Read More

April 14, 2026
Opinion
Disguising DEI: Schools keep trying to push a discredited ideology

(The Daily Signal) – It’s back-to-school season, and some teachers have promised that the racist ideas from diversity, equity, and inclusion would not be in their classrooms this year. Read More

September 15, 2025
Public Education
Trump rejects Obama-era race-based school discipline policies

(The Daily Signal) – The second Donald Trump administration continues to ferret out racial favoritism in education and the federal workforce, and there is plenty to be found. The administration is… Read More

April 29, 2025
Public Education
The standardized testing pendulum swings back

(The Daily Signal) – In the name of “equity,” many competitive colleges had stopped using entrance exams in their application process. Now, the pendulum has swung: Realizing that standardized tests actually… Read More

April 15, 2025
Opinion
Who’s afraid of school choice – and food trucks – in Wyoming?

(The Daily Signal) – Teacher unions are racing to stop greater education choice from spreading to Wyoming. But parents there already know that more education options would be valuable for… Read More

February 12, 2025