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Marty Lueken

@mlueken2

Father, policy researcher, fiscal wonk. All posts (formerly known as tweets) are my own.
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Marty Lueken @mlueken2
@WSJ published my op-ed about the new @edchoice fiscal effects report. You can read about it here.
Instead of retreating from school choice programs, policy makers should embrace efforts to expand education options for families as fiscally responsible and educationally sound policy for the future, writes @mlueken2
on.wsj.com/4eVATIM
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Marty Lueken @mlueken2
My latest in the @bostonherald.

"The first obligation of a public education system is not to preserve every job, building or program. It is to use the resources available to provide the best education possible for the students who show up."
Boston Herald @bostonherald Oct 13
Opinion | Fewer students are enrolling in public schools. Since the pandemic, enrollment has dropped by 1.4 million students, and analysts expect it to keep falling through 2031. bostonherald.com/2026/10/13/lue…
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Marty Lueken @mlueken2
ESA critics often treat any misuse as evidence that a program is failing.

But we don't apply a zero-misuse standard to Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, or public schools.

Why should ESAs be different?

My latest for @edchoice:

edchoice.org/2026-the-impos…
www.edchoice.org The Impossible Standard for ESAs: Zero Misuse EdChoice’s Marty Lueken explains why ESA programs need strong oversight without sacrificing families’ access to educational opportunities.
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Marty Lueken @mlueken2
Public school enrollment has fallen by 1.4 million students since 2019.

Districts can't shrink overnight. But declining enrollment shouldn't mean preserving every job, building, and program indefinitely.

My latest op-ed on smarter school budgeting:

dcjournal.com/fewer-students…
dcjournal.com Fewer Students Should Mean Smarter Schools, Not Permanent Budgets – DC Journal - InsideSources Walk into many classrooms in this new school year, and you will notice something: empty desks. Not a few. Not temporarily. Fewer students are enrolling in
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