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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Oregon: Improvement Needed on “Education Freedom Report Card”
Description: The Heritage Foundation annually releases an Education Freedom Report Card, which analyzes and ranks all 50
states and the District of Columbia according to factors related to school choice, academic transparency, regulatory freedom, and education spending. The report seeks to assess what each state does well, identify where it can improve, and help policymakers achieve real reforms.
This year, Florida and Arizona again take first and second place. Both states have long been pioneers in broadly expanding students’ educational opportunities. Louisiana, West Virginia, and Wyoming made notable improvements, due to new Education Savings Account laws.
Unfortunately, Or...