Reports
Dr. Benjamin Scafidi and Dr. Eric Wearne of Kennesaw State University provide an important update to their state rankings for 2024.
Dr. Martha Bradley-Dorsey and David Dorsey, MA explore a small data set in this introductory report and conclude, “…given the basic rules for financing the construction of new facilities clearly give the upper hand to district schools.”
Edu-Think-Tank Scholarly Influence Rankings
Dr. Jay P. Greene (Heritage, EFI) creates a ranking system for the influence that education think tanks have on education scholarship.
School Choice & the Culture Wars
This study is a joint effort between EFI and The Heritage Foundation that explores data supporting the proposal that the school choice movement, as a whole, should “embrace the Culture War.”
Charter Ecosystem 2022
EFI’s newest report on charter school ecosystems in the United States. In this report, Dr. Scafidi and Dr. Wearne use outcome-based measures to rank states’ charter school ecosystems. This differs significantly from other organizations’ ranking schemes, which focus primarily on inputs.
Classroom Politics
Download the EFI / Heritage Foundation report that details research on the political beliefs of K-12 teachers relative to the general population. Dr. Jay P. Greene and James Paul explore teacher opinions and attitudes on diversity, equity, inclusion, Critical Race Theory, and other ideological positions.
