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Review of From Surviving to Thriving: K-12 Choice and Opportunity for Rural Texas Students and Teachers

Think Twice - Dec 07, 2023

Publisher/Think Tank - Heritage Foundation

Author(s) - Matthew Ladner and Jason Bedrick

The Heritage Foundation recently published a report that claims increased competition has improved academic achievement in Arizona's rural public schools and that similar policies will be good for rural Texas. However, a review finds several flaws in the report's reasoning and methodology.

Reviewer(s) - Amanda Potterton of the University of Kentucky, Annah Rogers of the University of West Alabama, and Jeanne Powers of Arizona State University

Amanda Potterton of the University of Kentucky, Annah Rogers of the University of West Alabama, and Jeanne Powers of Arizona State University reviewed From Surviving to Thriving: K-12 Choice and Opportunity for Rural Texas Students and Teachers. They found that the data provided in the report fails to support its contention that rural Texas would do well to copy Arizona's example.