Jude Schwalbach
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Jude Schwalbach is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
Schwalbach previously worked at Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, where his research focused on expanding educational opportunities for K-12 students and reducing the federal footprint in education. Before joining Heritage, Schwalbach taught high school in Phoenix, Arizona.
Schwalbach’s writings have appeared in The Hill, National Review, RealClear Education, Orange County Register, Washington Times, and redefinED.
Schwalbach holds a B.A. in philosophy from Thomas Aquinas College and an M.A. in political philosophy from Hillsdale College.
He is based in Washington, D.C.
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Texas aims to be in the top five states with the best K-12 open enrollment policies
Texas Senate Bill 686 would significantly improve schooling options for students by establishing statewide open enrollment programs.
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New Hampshire House Bill 741-FN would improve open enrollment
Adopting a robust open enrollment policy in New Hampshire would help ensure that public schools are available to all students.
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Arkansas could be the 15th state to adopt strong within-district open enrollment
Arkansas Senate Bill 205 would let public school students transfer to any school with open seats inside their residentially-assigned school district.
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Missouri could have the fourth best open enrollment policy nationwide
Five of the Show-Me State’s neighbors have already codified robust K-12 open enrollment proposals. It's time for Missouri to catch up.
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Funding Education Opportunity: The best K-12 open enrollment proposals of 2025
Plus, Tennessee lawmakers passed a robust school choice policy, and Texas and Idaho advanced bills.
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Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years
Strong public school open enrollment laws are increasingly popular, especially with parents and students.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Public schools closing as enrollments decline
Plus, Tennessee, Wyoming, and South Carolina policymakers look to advance school choice proposals.
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More than 20 percent of publicly funded students in Delaware use open enrollment to choose schools
About 26,000 students in Delaware, or 22% of publicly funded students, used open enrollment to attend a public school other than their assigned one.
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An overview of Ohio’s open enrollment policies
Ohio gets a grade of "F" in Reason Foundation's report evaluating each state’s open enrollment laws in seven critical areas.
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An overview of Missouri’s open enrollment policies
Missouri gets a grade of "F" in Reason Foundation's report evaluating each state’s open enrollment laws in seven critical areas.
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An overview of Mississippi’s open enrollment policies
Mississippi gets a grade of "F" in Reason Foundation's report evaluating each state’s open enrollment laws in seven critical areas.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Will Trump shutter the U.S. Department of Education?
Plus, North Dakota and South Carolina policymakers look to advance school choice proposals.
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The most important public school open enrollment laws and proposals of 2024
More than 48 million students now live in states with strong open enrollment laws that allow them to choose public schools other than their assigned ones.
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Funding Education Opportunity: How the 2024 elections affected the K-12 reform landscape
Plus: Despite school choice ballot measures failing in three states, state policymakers prepare to advance school choice proposals in Texas and Tennessee.
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California’s open enrollment laws have room for improvement
Thirty-three states score worse than California on open enrollment, but the state’s laws still fall short in two critical ways.
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What the birth dearth means for public schools
Fewer students and increased competition will require public institutions to be dynamic and responsive.
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Funding Education Opportunity: Grading states’ K-12 open enrollment laws
Plus: November ballot initiatives in five states and more.
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Grading every state’s public school open enrollment laws
Open enrollment laws let students transfer from their assigned public schools to other public schools with open seats.
