Florida’s Doug Tuthill on School Choice

In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University and Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools speak with Doug Tuthill, a longtime Florida K-12 education reform leader whose career in teaching and school choice policy spans nearly five decades. Beginning as a classroom teacher in 1977, Mr. Tuthill served as a college professor, newspaper executive, teacher union president, and president of Step Up For Students, the nation’s largest education choice organization. He discusses the origins of his commitment to school choice, Florida’s gradual rise as the nation’s leading choice state, and the lessons other states can learn from its success. He also explores the future of education savings accounts, accountability and academic outcomes, the challenges of expanding high-quality educational options, and how state and federal leaders can use school choice policymaking to improve student achievement and strengthen K–12 education for families across the country.