Ep. 052: A Renaissance in Rural Education

from Forgotten America · host Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy

Dr. Matt Ladner is an education policy researcher and is the Executive Editor of ReimaginED, a blog focused on education choice. Matt is also the Director of the Arizona Center for Student Opportunity at the Arizona Charter School Association. Matt joins Garrett today to discuss his recent paper, co-authored with Jason Bedrick and published by the Heritage Foundation, Rustic Renaissance: Education Choice in Rural America. They talk about how well American public education is doing at achieving its purpose of "equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and habits they need for success in life and preparing them to exercise citizenship responsibly." Matt also explains how regulatory capture is impacting America's K-12 system. If you're interested in how school choice policies are impacting rural America, this is the episode for you. Wired Article mentioned: The Techies Who Are Hacking Education by Homeschooling Their Kids You can follow Matt's work at: ReimaginED Arizona Charter Schools Association Twitter: @MatthewLadner Please take a moment today to rate and review this podcast on your favorite streaming service. It helps other people find the podcast so they too can learn about the culture and challenges of Forgotten America and how individuals are tackling them. ---------- Hosted by Garrett Ballengee Executive Director - @gballeng Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy Executive Producer Amanda Kieffer Communications Director - @akieffer13 Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy Produced & Edited by Tony Reed Associate Director of Operations - @treed1134 International Center for Law & Economics Follow: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram Support: Patreon, Donate, Newsletter

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