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Luis A. Huerta

Teachers College, Columbia University

Luis A. Huerta is an associate professor of education and public policy at Teachers College, Columbia University. His research and scholarship focus on issues of decentralization related to school choice reforms, as well as the impact of school finance inequities on implementing school reform. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Email Luis A. Huerta at: lah2013@tc.columbia.edu

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Strengthening Oversight of Education Savings Account (ESA) Funding for Private and At-Home Schooling

Policy Brief

Luis A. Huerta and Trevor Baisden

September 5, 2024

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Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2023

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Shelby Hagle, Charisse Gulosino, Bryan Mann, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, and Kayla Bill

May 11, 2023

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NEPC Review: Fiscal Effects of School Choice: Analyzing the Costs and Savings of Private School Choice Programs in America (EdChoice, November 2021)

NEPC Review

Luis A. Huerta and Steven J. Koutsavlis

March 15, 2022

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Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2021

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, Amanda Glover, Nathan Browning, Shelby Hagle, and Faith Boninger

May 6, 2021

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2019

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Najat Elgeberi, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Jennifer King Rice

May 28, 2019

NEPC Review: The Tax-Credit Scholarship Audit: Do Publicly Funded Private School Choice Programs Save Money? (EdChoice, October 2016)

NEPC Review

Luis A. Huerta and Steven J. Koutsavlis

August 24, 2017

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2017

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, and David Nitkin

April 11, 2017

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, and Charisse Gulosino

March 10, 2015

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, and Brian Horvitz

March 4, 2014

Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2013: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence

Research Brief

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Larry Cuban, Brian Horvitz, Charisse Gulosino, and Sheryl Rankin Shafer

May 2, 2013

NEPC Review: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, November 2011)

NEPC Review

Luis A. Huerta

April 3, 2012

NEPC Review: The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Montana (February 2009)

NEPC Review

Luis A. Huerta

June 22, 2009

Cyber and Homeschool Charter Schools: How States are Defining New Forms of Public Schooling

Resource Document

Luis A. Huerta

January 1, 2004

Vouchers: No Solution to Educating the Poor

Legacy Publication

Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Walter C. Farrell, Jr., Luis A. Huerta, and David C. Berliner

January 1, 2001

Proposition 38 Makes Promises It Cannot Keep

Policy Brief

Luis A. Huerta

January 1, 2000

A Costly Gamble or Serious Reform? California's School Voucher Initiative - Proposition 38

Resource Document

Luis A. Huerta, David Ruenzel, and Bruce Fuller

January 1, 2000

Will Vouchers Work for Low-Income Students?

Legacy Publication

Luis A. Huerta, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, David C. Berliner, and Walter C. Farrell, Jr.

January 1, 2000