Three Simple Lessons for Engaging in Public Policy

This week marks 20 years since Chris DeMuth brought me to AEI to launch an education policy program. After earning a doctorate at Harvard and spending five years on the faculty at the University of Virginia, AEI finally provided me the kind of scholarly home I’d imagined back when I was teaching high school in Baton Rouge. This past weekend, I found myself ruminating about successes, missteps, and lessons learned over the years. Three simple takeaways stuck out.