Corey DeAngelis, PhD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dr. DeAngelis is a prolific education policy researcher and an ardent supporter of educational freedom. EFI is fortunate to have him lead its efforts to research, publish, and share the overwhelming evidence that school choice improves vital student outcomes.

Additionally, Dr. DeAngelis is the Director of School Choice at Reason Foundation and an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.

Dr. DeAngelis holds a PhD in Education Policy from University of Arkansas.

Board of Directors

Lindsey Burke, PhD

Dr. Burke serves as the Director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Her research and commentary on school choice have been published widely in academic journals and news media outlets.

Matthew Nielsen, MS

Mr. Nielsen is passionate about the preservation of individual choice. He works to expand education options for families throughout the United States, recognizing the unique needs of individual students.

Advisory Board

Jason Bedrick, Director of Policy, EdChoice

Jonathan Butcher, Sr. Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation

Dr. Angela Dills, Professor of Economics, Western Carolina University

Robert Enlow, President and CEO, EdChoice

Dr. Matthew Ladner, Sr. Research Strategist, Arizona Chamber Foundation

Dr. Benjamin Scafidi, Professor of Economics, Kennesaw State University

Inez Stepman, Sr. Policy Analyst, Independent Women's Forum

Dr. Terry Stoops, VP of Research, John Locke Foundation

Board Meetings

8 Aug 2019 - Agenda | Minutes

20 Sep 2019 - Agenda | Minutes

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Podcasts

#17: The State of Charter Schools Today

Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools joins Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen to discuss what's going on in America with charter schools today. Find EFI online at EFInstitute.org, @EF_Institute on twitter, and Educational Freedom Institute on Facebook and other social platforms.

#16: Standing Up To Goliath

Rebecca Friedrichs was lead plaintiff in a 2016 US Supreme Court case against the California Teachers Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association (the country's largest teacher union). She is also the founder of For Kids and Country. Corey DeAngelis and Matthew Nielsen discuss the court case, what led to it, and what's going […]

#15: Harvard PhD Responds to Harvard's Attacks on Homeschooling

Patrick J. Wolf, PhD, Professor and 21st Century Chair in School Choice at University of Arkansas; author of dozens of studies and other publications on school choice, joins Corey A. DeAngelis, PhD and Matthew Nielsen to discuss Harvard's ongoing campaign against homeschooling--just when everyone is forced to educate their children at home. Find EFI online […]