Jonathan Butcher Author

Jonathan Butcher is the Will Skillman Fellow in Education at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth (Post Hill/Bombardier Books, April 2022). He co-edited and wrote chapters in The Critical Classroom (The Heritage Foundation, 2022), discussing the racial prejudice that comes from the application of critical race theory in K-12 schools. Jonathan co-edited and wrote chapters in the book The Not-So-Great Society (Heritage Foundation, 2019), which provides conservative solutions to the problems created by the ever-expanding federal footprint in preschool, K-12, and higher education. In 2021, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster nominated Jonathan to serve on the board of the South Carolina Public Charter School District, a statewide charter school authorizer. Lindsey M. Burke, is the Director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, where she oversees Heritage’s research and policy on issues pertaining to preschool, K-12, and higher education reform. She is a frequent guest on radio and television shows and speaks on education reform issues across the country and internationally. She has testified numerous times before state legislatures and has testified six times before the U.S. Congress on a range of education policy issues. She has written chapters in several books, including College at the Crossroads: Taking Sides in Contested Issues (Peter Lang), Champions of Freedom: Markets and Policy (The Ludwig von Mises Institute), and School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom (The Cato Institute). In 2021, Burke was tapped to join Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin’s transition steering committee and was also appointed to serve on the Youngkin landing team for education. Burke was also appointed by Governor Youngkin to serve on the Board of Visitors for George Mason University. Her term runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026.