Breaking Down Barriers: Welcoming No More Lines Ambassador Sean McCarthy
February 25, 2025
Sean McCarthy brings an unparalleled depth of expertise to the movement to transform education. As Director of Fiscal Policy for the Arizona House of Representatives, he has played a pivotal role on the Education, Appropriations, and Ways and Means committees. With a policy background spanning education, state and local taxation, and public finance, Sean is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between community aspirations and the fiscal frameworks necessary to drive lasting reform. A graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Sean's disciplined approach to leadership is rooted in his years of service. After seven years on active duty, he…
Faulkner shares No More Lines vision on WBAL Radio
May 28, 2024
Halli Faulkner, senior legislative drafter, recently joined the Angelette Aviles Show on WBAL Radio to discuss her latest publication, No More Lines: Opening Public Schools to All Families by 2030. The conversation touched on the relevance of the issue of equal access to public schools given the recent 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Faulkner noted that since many public school district boundaries mirror historic redlining maps from the 1930s, children across the country are kept out of a school that would better meet their needs simply because of their family's address.…
Listen: A Mindset for Embracing Educational Freedom
November 2, 2023
Andrew Clark, president of yes. every kid., joined the CATO Daily Podcast for a conversation with host Caleb Brown about a vision for transforming education, where the movement for education freedom is headed, and the importance of implementing new school choice programs with families in mind. Read a transcript of their conversation below: Caleb Brown: This is the CATO Daily Podcast for Tuesday, October 31st, 2023. I'm Caleb Brown. This year has been a big one, not just for school choice, but for universal school choice. But implementation remains a stumbling block for many states, and political opportunities from cracking…
