Jay P. Greene[1] is a senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
[2] He was previously a distinguished professor and head of the Department of Education Reform[3] at the University of Arkansas.
Greene’s current areas of research interest include school choice and the effects of education on character formation and civic values.
He is also known for his work studying culturally enriching field trips to art museums and theaters, his efforts to improve the accurate reporting of high school graduation rates, address financial incentives in special education, and the use of standardized tests to curb social promotion.
His research was cited four times in the U.S. Supreme Court's opinions in the landmark Zelman v. Simmons-Harris[4] case on school vouchers.