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Corey DeAngelis

Distinguished Doctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas

Corey A. DeAngelis is a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow and a Ph.D. student in Education Policy in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas where he is affiliated with the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP).  His current research interests include the academic and non-academic outcomes of school choice programs and private schools.  He additionally holds a BBA in Economics and an MA in Economics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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School choice benefits teachers too

January 2, 2017
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Education

Proponents of the public school system argue that school choice policies divert financial resources from public institutions and therefore harm teachers. While it is true that funds are reallocated, it is not clear that these policies actually make teachers worse off overall. What seems to be clear is that the current public schooling system is a zero-sum game where teachers benefit at the expense of parents and children. Alternatively, school choice policies benefit teachers and the rest of society at the same time. High-Quality Teachers Benefit This may seem counterintuitive to people that have