Aaron Garth Smith, Author at Reason Foundation - Page 6 of 7

Aaron Garth Smith is the director of education reform at Reason Foundation.

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School Funding Report Finds Inequity Within Montgomery County Public Schools

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith January 27, 2016
School Districts Shortchange Disadvantaged Students

Without transparent funding and school-level financial data available, it is impossible for parents and the public to account for taxpayer dollars going to education.

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith January 24, 2016
NAEP Scores Highlight Achievement Gap in Texas School Districts

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith January 3, 2016
ESSA Delivers Equity for (Some) Low-Income Students

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith December 21, 2015
Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent: Great Leaders Need to Make Decisions About Their Schools

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith December 14, 2015
Georgia Set to Overhaul School Funding System

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith December 4, 2015
Georgia Set to Overhaul School Funding System

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith December 4, 2015
Improving Santa Ana Schools Have a Long Way to Go

Allowing schools to operate with less bureaucracy and real accountability via portfolio management could transform education in Santa Ana and across the state.

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith November 4, 2015
2015 NAEP Results: How Did FRL Students Fare?

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith October 29, 2015
Public Education Spending: More Money, More Administration

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith October 19, 2015
Inequitable Student Funding in Three Graphs

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith October 8, 2015
Key Insights from Colorado’s Student-Based Budgeting Districts

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith September 17, 2015
School Districts Show Little Faith in Principals

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith September 1, 2015
Equitable School Funding Does Not Stop at the District Level

Allow funds to follow students to the school level, provide principals with actual dollars to spend based on student needs

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith July 30, 2015
Academic Outcomes are Key for Investors of Charter School Facilities Bonds

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith July 22, 2015
Home-Schooling on the Rise as Alternative to Underperforming Public Schools

California affords home-schooling parents considerable freedom to provide customized educations for their kids

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith July 21, 2015
Pennsylvania Should Address School Funding Inequities with Urgency

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith July 7, 2015
Funding Follows Results for Charter School Facilities Bonds

Transparency through academic disclosure drives school quality

Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith June 18, 2015