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Beth Lear

Legislative Liaison and Policy Analyst

Beth Lear brings over a decade of legislative experience and expertise to her role as the Buckeye Institute's education policy analyst. She provides legislators and other policymakers with a free-market prospective on important education issues. Lear's commentaries on education policy are widely distributed and published in various Ohio newspapers.

As a former majority staff member in the Ohio House of Representatives, Lear assisted in preparing legislation, reviewing testimony and briefing legislators. She also developed a keen understanding of the importance of timely and accurate information to shaping a legislative agenda. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Recent articles by Beth Lear

• Charter Schools: Helping Students and Saving Taxpayers
  November 17th, 2008   Center for Liberty in Learning Viewpoint
  By Matthew Carr and Beth Lear

• Public Charter Schools: A Great Value for Ohio's Public Education System
  November 14th, 2008   Center for Liberty in Learning Policy Brief
  By Matthew Carr and Beth Lear

• Accountability and School Choice
  May 5th, 2008   Center for Liberty in Learning Viewpoint
  By Beth Lear and Matthew Carr

• Autism Scholarship Program Testimony
  April 9th, 2008   Center for Liberty in Learning Testimony
  By Beth Lear

• Union-Backed Group Favors Failed Education Status Quo
  March 24th, 2008   Center for Liberty in Learning Viewpoint
  By Matthew Carr and Beth Lear

• Does Ohio Need to Expand Public Preschool?
  May 15th, 2007   Center for Liberty in Learning Viewpoint
  By Beth Lear