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Benjamin Scafidi, Ph.D.

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Benjamin Scafidi, Ph.D.

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Dr. Ben Scafidi is a professor of economics at Kennesaw State University and director of KSU’s Education Economics Center.

COMMENTARY: In God We Trust, All Others Bring Evidence

Proposals in the South Carolina Legislature to give families more opportunities to choose schools and educational settings for their children have come under fire, including in a recent newspaper column by College of Charleston professor Kendall Deas. Professor Deas was critical of Senator Tim Scott’s support of empowering families to make more educational decisions for their children. The actual evidence indicates that Senator Scott’s ideas are what will improve educational outcomes for all children, whereas Deas’ ideas have been tried for decades—and have failed.

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