Aaron Garth Smith is the director of education reform at Reason Foundation.
Smith works extensively on education finance policy and his writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including National Review, The Hill, and Education Week.
Smith graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor's degree in business administration and earned a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University. He is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, March 2017
"The state's neediest students should actually receive the tax dollars that voters and the Legislature intended to spend on them."
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An Education Savings Account Program for Texas
Public testimony before the Texas Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 3
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, February 2017
"How have we managed to make efficient choices and simultaneously invest in our classrooms?"
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The Building Blocks for School Finance Reform in Texas
Moving away from a reliance on local property tax revenue, a comprehensive student-based budgeting program and choice can be the foundation of fundamental change in Texas.
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Seven Key Problems With Texas School Finance System That Should Be Fixed
As Texas attempts to revamp its school funding system, fixing these problems is vital.
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Center for Student-Based Budgeting Newsletter, January 2017
"We believe in allowing families to choose the school that's the best fit for their children."