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Martin Lueken

Martin Lueken is director of EdChoice’s Fiscal Research and Education Center (FREC). He joined EdChoice in 2015. His work and research cover areas including education choice, school funding, and teacher pensions. Marty’s expertise and advice help policy makers, researchers, and stakeholders understand the fiscal impact of current school choice programs and potential fiscal effects of programs introduced in state legislatures. He has provided expert testimony and advice about fiscal issues for numerous states that have introduced education choice legislation. His work has been mentioned in various media and education-specific outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Education Next, Education Week, and The 74. Marty taught English in Japanese public elementary and junior high schools for five years. He earned a Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas, a master’s degree in economics from the University of Missouri, and a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Eastern Illinois University.

Unbundling: Three Ways Public Schools Can Rethink Food Services

| August 11, 2020

School districts spend about $24 billion on food services each year. According to the USDA, approximately 29.8 million students receive school lunch every day through the National School Lunch Program. That’s about 60 percent of public K-12 students in the country. Nationwide, the cost of providing food services on a per-pupil basis, after adjusting for […]

Unbundling: How K–12 Education Could Do Transportation Differently

| August 11, 2020

As school districts across the country deal with uncertainty about how schools will reopen in the Fall as the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted, many organizations (such as AFT and AEI) have proposed guidelines for education leaders to consider as they pen their plans for reopening. Some of these guidelines include calls for physical distancing, screening […]

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