Posts by Matt Ladner

Education

Baby bust’s effect on public schools

by Matt Ladner

Mississippi public school enrollment is set to steadily shrink. In 2007, Mississippi…

Education

Time for a better trade-off on K-12 testing

by Matt Ladner

Economist Thomas Sowell once noted that there are no solutions; there are…

Education

Arizona’s rural charter school experience shows that fortune favors the bold

by Matt Ladner

My father grew up in Gulfport, my parents met as Ole Miss…

Education

Setting Mississippi teachers and families free

by Matt Ladner

Leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi showed remarkable improvement on National…

Education

Bringing an “Intense Emerald Green” to Mississippi

by Matt Ladner

During the filming of the American film classic Oh Brother Where Art…

Education

Expanding education pluralism to the other 99 percent

by Matt Ladner

I noted the painfully gradual pace of charter school openings in Mississippi…

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Mississippi families deserve better than a charter-light charter school law

by Matt Ladner

The American film classic Jurassic Park includes a scene in which Jeff…

Education

Covid was the opening act of what will be a tumultuous decade

by Matt Ladner

In rich countries, this generation of adults is not doing well by…

Education

Mississippi the Largest Decline in Enrollment in the Fall of 2020

by Matt Ladner

Mississippi had the nation’s fastest-improving school system before the pandemic, but also…

Education

Mississippi Rolled Like the Tide in K-12 Gains Last Decade – What Comes Next?

by Matt Ladner

Mississippi students had a remarkable decade of academic progress between 2009 and…