Matthew Ladner

Matthew Ladner is executive editor of redefinED. He has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform, and his articles have appeared in Education Next; the…

Legislation, Opinion
How biased is your state’s charter law against rural students?

Variety is the spice of life, and policymakers created charter schools to inject a bit of pluralism into the K-12 space. Sadly, a combination of factors, including a lack of… Read More

July 12, 2022
Opinion
Renewed commitment to freedom, responsibility paramount. It can start with education

In the end, more than freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all – security, comfort, and freedom. When the Athenians finally wanted not… Read More

July 5, 2022
Legislation
School choice gains in Arizona next logical step in education freedom; wrangling sure to follow

(reimaginED) – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wraps up his final legislative session with victories on multiple fronts, not the least of which is to reclaim Arizona’s status as the top… Read More

June 28, 2022
Legislation
Hawaii has much to teach the mainland on how to fund students

(reimaginED) – I recently published a white paper on K-12 funding equity in Arizona. The news was not great. Back in 1980, Arizona lawmakers were concerned about a Serrano vs. Priest-style… Read More

June 6, 2022
Public Education
School choice op-ed: Don’t “control your soul’s desire for chaos”

(reimaginED) – Videos have surfaced recently of starving residents of Shanghai screaming in the night a week into an incredibly misguided COVID-19 lockdown that has imprisoned Chinese citizens in… Read More

April 26, 2022