Satya Marar is a Washington DC-based lawyer, economist, and antitrust policy fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He writes on a range of topics, including tech policy, competition law, economics, trade, tax, and foreign affairs.
Marar was previously a policy analyst at Reason Foundation.
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Hawaii’s Successful Experience With Weighted-Student Formula Has Improved Funding Equity
The weighted-student formula has provided a much more equitable, responsive and transparent way to fund Hawaiian schools.
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Bill Expanding School Choice in Florida Is a Big Win for Florida’s Students and Families
The greatest accountability measure for any school is that parents and kids can “vote with their feet” by taking all their scholarship dollars to another school if they’re dissatisfied.
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Rep. Frank Pallone’s Anti-Vaping Bill Would Be a Win for Cigarettes
The legislation would decimate small businesses in the vaping space—to the benefit of the cigarette industry.
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For Real School Choice in Arkansas, the State’s Open Enrollment Policy Needs Reforming
An arbitrary cap on how many inter-district transfers a school district can allow in a year is holding back Arkansas' open enrollment policy.
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Open Enrollment Policies Should be Expanded Nationwide
Open enrollment is the simple notion that families should be able to send their children to the public school of their choice and not simply the school tied to their ZIP code or assigned by school district administrators.