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Jason Bedrick
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Jason Bedrick is a policy analyst with the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. Bedrick has extensive policy research experience, including detailed legislative development and analysis. He previously served as a legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was a research fellow at the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, where he focused on state education policy. Bedrick received his Master’s in Public Policy, with a focus in education policy, from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His thesis, “Choosing to Learn,” assessed the scholarship tax credit programs operating in eight states including their impact of student performance, fiscal impact, program design, and popularity.
Recent Articles
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Education
YOU GUEST IT: Who’s afraid of school choice?
Will giving parents more educational options spell the end of the traditional district school system?Jason Bedrick | March 17, 2015
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Education
Parental Choice Is Accountability
Americans face a choice between two paths that will guide education in this nation for generations: self-government and central planning. Which we choose will depend in large measure on how well we understand accountability.Andrew J. Coulson, Jason Bedrick, Lindsey M. Burke, Joseph Bast, Kara Kerwin, Herbert J. Walberg | April 9, 2014
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Education
Parental Choice Is Accountability
Americans face a choice between two paths that will guide education in this nation for generations: self-government and central planning. Which we choose will depend in large measure on how well we understand accountability.Andrew J. Coulson, Jason Bedrick, Lindsey M. Burke | April 9, 2014
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Education
Financial Transparency Needed in Public Education
Do you know how much it costs to educate a student in Oklahoma? It’s likely more than you think.Jason Bedrick | January 13, 2014