Jonathan Butcher, the Will Skillman Fellow in Education at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth, joined WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" radio program on Tuesday to discuss Heritage Foundation's newly released "Education Freedom Report Card."
The Heritage Foundation is out with a new Education Freedom Report Card. This comprehensive report ranks states on how well they empower parents to make the best education choices for their children and how well the state uses taxpayer dollars for education.Florida Gets an A+: Families looking for a state that embraces education freedom, respects parents’ rights, and provides a decent return on education spending investment for taxpayers should look no further than The Sunshine State.Arizona Is Giving Florida a Run for Its Money: Arizona came in second place. The state has a recently expanded, now-universal education savings account program. Idaho followed third, thanks in large part to a strong ROI for taxpayer dollars and high levels of transparency for parents.New Jersey, New York, and DC Get Failing Grades: They came in 49th, 50th and 51st on the report card, respectively. These states and the District of Columbia did little to provide transparency, accountability, or choice to families.Bottom Line—Heritage Setting High Bar for Education Freedom: This report card is intended to motivate state lawmakers to achieve and maintain education freedom. Our goal is that this annual ranking of states will not only inform parents, grassroots, and policymakers on what their states do well but also highlight where they need improvements.
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