Patrick Wolf

In honor of New Years, I'm counting down my 12 scholarly products released in the past 2 years, usually w/ help from colleagues & students, oldest to newest. 1st up is our finding that more education freedom is correlated with higher NAEP score gains. dx.doi.org/10.1080/155821…

Academic freedom is a core value of higher ed—the liberty to teach, research & publish without censorship or retaliation. In a new chapter, Patrick Wolf, Alex Wolf & Nathan Honeycutt explore its importance and recent developments. Learn more: livehandbook.org/higher-educati…

Step 1: Idaho enacts a 5k refundable tax credit for educational expenses incurred by students who choose private or homeschooling over public schools. Step 2: Opponents sue to stop it. Step 3: Supporters triumph in court. Step 4: 13k students quickly sign up, exceeding the $50 million program cap. Step 5: ??? idahoednews.org/voices/idaho-p…

Terrific presentation by ⁦@hpatrinos⁩ on effective design of #SchoolChoice at #AEFP2026! ⁦@ua_edreform⁩

New and updated for 2026, this essential report covers every school choice program in America. And you’ll find Arkansas ranks highly for its universal program! edchoice.org/research/the-a… #SchoolChoice #Research #LEARNSworks

Please join us in #Chicago for #AEFP We have 8 students and 4 faculty representing the Department of Education Reform and sharing their research across a range of important education policy topics.

Reasons to rethink school choice Arkansas Democrat Gazette - by Allison Roberts washingtonpost.com/ripple/2026/03…

🚨 AP ALL-AMERICAN FIRST-TEAM 🚨 🏀 Cameron Boozer 🏀 AJ Dybantsa 🏀 Darius Acuff 🏀 Yaxel Lendeborg 🏀 JT Toppin

.@mistygallo2 did a ton of great work on this study. I'm blessed to have her in our @ua_edreform doctoral program & on my research team!

If you can manage the paywall, you'll get to read me saying: “Support for private #SchoolChoice & become a litmus test for Republican politicians, & opposition to school choice has become a litmus test for Democratic politicians,” Patrick Wolf, a University of Arkansas professor who studies voucher programs, said. “Gov. Josh Shapiro sort of bucks that trend because he has expressed support for private school choice in the past, and so there's speculation that he may opt Pennsylvania into this program.” post-gazette.com/news/education…

Please read this outstanding story by @KevinMahnken about our recent NAEP study: “By definition, there will always be a gap between the students performing at the 90th percentile and students performing at the 10th percentile,” [Wolf] acknowledged. “But we don’t want it to be wide, and we don’t want it to be getting wider.” @mistygallo2 @ua_edreform @uacoehp @UArkansas @LarsonPR @garylarson07 @alexanderrusso @DeAngelisCorey @MichaelPetrilli @tomloveless99 @rickhess99 @ProfMartyWest @NaomiSRiley @shakamitchell @Dyrnwyn @The74 the74million.org/article/the-90…

The Course Choice Program established by the LEARNS Act, allows Arkansas students grades 6-12 to take high-quality courses not offered by their own school. Explore the course catalog, which allows searching by grade level, subject area, course format and more. courses.ade.arkansas.gov/public/course-… #ared #LEARNSworks #CourseChoice #EmpowerStudents

Hogs hoisting the trophy #WPS!

Darius Acuff Jr this season: 22.7 PPG 6.4 APG 44.3% 3P No player in NCAA History had ever hit all three marks in a single season... until now 🤯

“Arkansas Teacher Corps, an outreach of the University of Arkansas’ College of Education and Health Professions, said Wednesday (Feb. 10) that it’s received a three-year, $5.1 million grant to train at least 114 new fellows.” talkbusiness.net/2026/02/arkans… #ared #TeachingTeachers #StrongerPipeline

12News claims 20% fraud in Arizona #schoolchoice program, yet official study of a representative sample of purchases shows it's 0.3%. ⁦@DeAngelisCorey⁩ ⁦@alexanderrusso⁩ realtruth.media/ade-data-deman…

Raising the Floor: Early Evidence Suggests Arkansas' Salary Increases Improved Teacher Retention @jbmcgee + @gema_zamarro In 2023, Arkansas enacted one of the most ambitious teacher pay reforms in the country. The LEARNS Act raised the statewide minimum teacher salary from $36,000 to $50,000, guaranteed at least a $2,000 raise for all teachers, and provided districts greater flexibility in structuring compensation. oep.uark.edu/raising-the-fl…

@tomloveless99 @vincebielski To quote one of my favorite educational videos, "Drugs will do that."

@FlowTap1 @vincebielski Americans 45 and older scored much worse on the same test. nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/…

Another gem from @vincebielski begins with "Half a century after the book “Why Johnny Can’t Read” sounded an alarm about the rise of illiteracy in the U.S., it has only gotten worse: A quarter of all young adults, many of them high school graduates, are now functionally illiterate. Unable to read more than basic, short sentences, their prospects in today’s information economy are bleak." Wow! @karenvaites @hpatrinos realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/…

ICYMI, pearls of wisdom from the incomparable @Dyrnwyn @The74 the74million.org/article/educat…

Grateful to Education Secretary Oliva & Higher Education Commissioner Warden for sharing their insights at the ⁦@ua_edreform⁩ Community Leadership Council mtg. Delighted that @Arkansas.gov & ⁦@SarahHuckabee⁩ have such wise & committed education leadership!