Jude Schwalbach
Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation
Jude Schwalbach is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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Open enrollment should be part of Michigan’s education reforms
Michigan should strengthen its open enrollment policy by eliminating artificial enrollment caps, aligning financial incentives, and publishing reports about important transfer data.
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Arkansas could be the 12th state to enact a robust open enrollment law
The LEARNS Act would provide universal school choice for all Arkansas families by 2026.
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Open enrollment could make Missouri a school choice leader
Proposed legislation in Missouri would would establish a an open enrollment program to allow students the opportunity to attend the public school of their choice.
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How will K-12 student enrollment changes impact public schools?
Pandemic enrollment losses and declining birth rates are bad news for many school district budgets.
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Arkansas students and families need better public school transfer options
Restrictive state laws make it difficult for Arkansas students to transfer to a public school outside of their assigned school district.
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The future of school choice: Funding all students through education savings accounts
Making education savings accounts the default funding mechanism for K-12 education and eliminating residential assignment would establish a robust education marketplace that is parent-driven and student-centered.
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Better transparency can improve public school open enrollment in most states
Transparent open enrollment reporting is key to developing a level playing field for students.
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Increases in education spending have little correlation with actual student counts, data show
Our analyses show almost universal education spending increases across all states between 2002 and 2020 while at the same time, many states struggled to cope with shrinking K-12 student enrollments.
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Top-performing public schools are rejecting students even though they have open seats
In most states, where you live determines where you can go to school.
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Stronger open enrollment laws would help California students
Open enrollment lets students enroll in any public school that has open seats, regardless of where they live.
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How President Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness will make student debt worse
The president's plan to forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower has several negative consequences.
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It is time to rethink the relationship between housing and K-12 education
Kansas, Missouri and South Carolina are considering open enrollment policies that would allow families more education options.
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Open enrollment would help South Carolina’s students
Adopting strong open enrollment policies would be a boon to South Carolina families whose education options would no longer depend on where they can afford to live.
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California’s public schools need more transparency
In California, poorly performing public schools are particularly likely to avoid transparency and accountability.
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K-12 open enrollment is breaking down barriers in Florida
Open enrollment ends the monopolies school districts maintain through residential assignment.
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States can help public school students succeed by expanding open enrollment policies
The quality of a student's public education often depends on where their parents can afford to live or purchase a home.
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The pandemic is increasing the need to reform education funding and teacher pension systems
Long-term losses in enrollment can have grave financial ramifications for school districts.
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As Congress considers more K-12 education spending, taxpayers need more transparency and accountability
As Congress considers pouring even more federal money into K-12 education, policymakers should guarantee that robust accountability structures to track federal education spending exist.