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Dr. Matthew Ladner is vice president of research for the Goldwater Institute. Prior to joining Goldwater, Ladner was director of state projects at the Alliance for School Choice, where he provided support and resources for state-based school choice efforts. Ladner has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform.
Ladner is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received both a Masters and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Houston. Ladner previously served as director of the Center for Economic Prosperity at the Goldwater Institute and as vice president of policy and communications at Children First America.
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Dr. Matthew Ladner (Nov 14, 2007)
The Education Next article “Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?” asks the provocative question: Will charter schools finish off inner city Catholic private schools?... more
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Dr. Matthew Ladner (Oct 30, 2007)
Arthur Levine, former President of Columbia University’s Teachers College, has issued a no-holds barred critique of doctoral-level research in the nation’s colleges of... more
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Dr. Matthew Ladner (Sep 26, 2007)
Few Yale seniors, it turns out, know which American President created the New Deal. Even fewer would know which one said, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a... more
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Dr. Matthew Ladner (Sep 18, 2007)
I have an admittedly odd appreciation for left-wing protest songs. For my money (sorry boomers) there is none finer than Tracy Chapman's Talkin' Bout a Revolution. Released... more
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Dr. Matthew Ladner (Aug 24, 2007)
Michael Lewis' book The Blind Side tells a fascinating story about poverty and education through the lens of football. Lewis focuses on two main stories. First, on the... more