Ari DeWolf
Former education outreach manager, Reason Foundation
Ari DeWolf was an education outreach manager at Reason Foundation, working on legislative outreach and coalition building to advance Reason's education policy agenda.
Prior to joining Reason, Ari was a government affairs specialist at the Illinois Policy Institute, where he advocated for budget, tax, ethics, education, labor, and criminal justice reforms.
Ari cut his political teeth through ten years of battling the Chicago political machine, first as an outspoken student activist and then as a lobbyist in the state legislature. Throughout, his focus has always been on partnering with individuals and organizations across ideologies to secure a more ethical and transparent government. He also served two terms on a state board of higher education, as well as a trustee of his university.
Ari graduated from Roosevelt University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He is based in Los Angeles.
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California’s Prop. 28 would erode local control of education budgets
California's Proposition 28 would dedicate $800 million to $1 billion a year for arts and music programs.
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New York’s public school spending continues to grow while enrollment declines
New York schools lost tens of thousands of students but inflation-adjusted education spending increased by $26.4 billion between 2002 and 2020.
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How school choice legislation has fared in 2022
2021 was dubbed the Year of School Choice, but in 2022 educational choice proposals have seen less success.