Adam Peshek is senior fellow at the Charles Koch Institute where he focuses on education policy. Prior to joining CKI, Peshek spent eight years in leadership positions with fmr. Governor Jeb Bush's ExcelinEd, including managing policy director. In this role, Peshek provided strategic support to state leaders interested in developing and implementing policies that expanded educational options for children. He also served as vice president of advocacy, directing the organization’s advocacy efforts with governors, state legislatures and departments of education, and other stakeholders.
Peshek has provided testimony to more than a dozen state legislatures, is a frequent commentator on education policy, and was co-editor of the first published volume on ESAs, Education Savings Accounts: The New Frontier in School Choice.
In any future education funding effort, congressional leaders have an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment to bottom-up, local solutions that have been the engine of progress in America. Congress should give governors the flexibility to innovate, try new approaches, and serve their communities’ unique challenges.
Idaho, North Carolina, and Oklahoma innovate by decentralizing education spending, decisions in response to pandemic
Hear from Adam Peshek on education choice and innovative learning models.