Corey A. DeAngelis
Senior Fellow, Reason Foundation
Corey A. DeAngelis is a senior fellow at Reason Foundation.
DeAngelis is also a senior fellow at the American Culture Project, executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a board member at Liberty Justice Center.
He is the national bestselling author of The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools (Center Street, 2024).
DeAngelis' research primarily focuses on the effects of school choice programs. He has authored or co-authored over 40 journal articles, book chapters, and reports on education policy. His research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as Social Science Quarterly, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Educational Review, Educational Research and Evaluation, Journal of School Choice, and the Cato Journal. His work has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Foundation for Economic Education, EdChoice, and Education Next.
DeAngelis received his Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of Arkansas. He additionally holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Are Charter Schools Safer Than District-Run Schools? Evidence From Pennsylvania
This study finds that public charter schools generally report fewer school climate problems than district-run public schools in Pennsylvania.
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How California’s Schools Can Best Adapt During Coronavirus Pandemic
Whether we like it or not, California’s homeschool population essentially jumped from 2.4 percent to almost 100 percent of school-aged children in a matter of weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Performance of Florida Charter Schools Attracts Parents and Students
Surely the fact that parents are seeking out charter schools, forming queues on waitlists, and coming back year after year demonstrates perceived value.
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Multiple Studies Find Charter Schools Are Safer Than District-Run Schools
Bullying incidents hit record highs, and 82 percent of kids in New York City reported bullying in 2017.
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Setting the Record Straight on School Choice and Voucher Programs
All families should have the option to choose the schools that work best for their own children.
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Has a Unique Opportunity To Make School Choice a Non-Partisan Issue
AOC seems to understand the value of public charter schools and could be a true leader by fighting for expanding educational options for everyone.
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Corporations, Politicians Shouldn’t Harm Low-Income and Minority Kids by Pulling Scholarship Funding
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program serves over 100,000 disadvantaged students in the state.
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Working Paper — School Sector and Climate: Evidence from New York
Public charter schools tended to report fewer school climate problems than district-run public schools in New York state in the 2017-18 school year.
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How Competition From Charter Schools May Change Schools’ Budgeting Decisions
This study's results suggest that school choice competition could improve outcomes for students who remain in traditional public schools by affecting the allocation of scarce education dollars.
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The Economic Impacts of School Choice in Kentucky
This report finds that access to public charter schools in Louisville could provide the $138 million in economic benefits from higher lifetime earnings associated with increases in academic achievement.
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Sen. Warren’s Education Plan Significantly Contradicts Her Immigration Plan
Warren’s logic that families must stay put and fix their own public schools mirrors a common nativist talking point: immigrants should stay put and fix their own countries instead of coming here.
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Updated: The Washington Post Corrects an Inaccurate Claim About Education Spending
Inflation-adjusted, per-pupil education spending has actually increased by at least 36 percent since the 1980s.
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The Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidates Didn’t Practice What the Preach on School Choice
The majority of the front-runners either attended private schools themselves or sent their own children to private schools, yet they’re fighting hard against programs that would grant similar options to the less fortunate.
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Sen. Warren Chose Private School For Her Son, But Aims to Limit School Choice Programs
Sen. Warren’s radically anti-choice education plan would ban for-profit charter schools, end federal funding for new charters and make it more difficult to open them.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Own Family Experience Shows the Need for School Choice
In the same year, one of Warren's children went to private school, the other went to public school. One size does not fit all.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Education Plan Would Hurt Charter Schools
The presidential candidate calls for more money for government-run schools and more regulations for private and charter schools.
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Working Paper: Access To Private Schools And Public Charter Schools Might Improve Parent And Student Satisfaction
Public charter schools and private schools outperform traditional public schools on six measures of parent and student satisfaction.
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Charter Schools Get Better Results, With Less Money, Than Government-Run Schools
A new study finds public charter schools are 8 percent to 42 percent more cost-effective than traditional public schools in Texas.
