Tim Benson – Heartland Impact

Tim Benson

Tim Benson joined The Heartland Institute in 2015 as a policy analyst in the Government Relations Department. He is also the host of the Heartland Institute Podcast Ill Literacy: Books with Benson.

Research & Impact: New Index Shows Mississippi Falling Well Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice

August 4, 2025

A new report shows Mississippi is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the…

Research & Impact: Report Finds BlackRock in Violation of Lone Star State’s Anti-ESG Law

July 29, 2025

A new report from the American Energy Institute (AEI) and Consumers’ Research (CR) finds that the multinational investment behemoth BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is in violation of a…

Research & Impact: CAE Report Details the Environmental, Ecological, and Cost Concerns of Headlong Rush into Increased ‘Renewable’ Energy Generation

July 28, 2025

A report released in June by the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) details the myriad environmental and ecological downsides of the push to transform the American energy sector via…

Research & Impact: New Index Shows Iowa in the Vanguard of the Education Choice Movement, but Work Still Needs to Be Done

July 25, 2025

A new report shows Iowa is among the leaders in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by…

Research & Impact: New Index Shows West Virginia in the Vanguard of the Education Choice Movement, but Work Still Needs to Be Done

July 18, 2025

A new report shows West Virginia is among the leaders in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April…

Research & Impact: Annually Updated EdChoice Report Collects Overwhelming Empirical Evidence of the Benefits of Education Choice Programs

July 15, 2025

EdChoice, one of the national leaders in education choice advocacy and research, has released a new, updated “in-depth review of the available research on private school choice programs in America.”…

Research & Impact: New Index Shows Arkansas in the Vanguard of the Education Choice Movement, but Work Still Needs to Be Done

July 14, 2025

A new report shows Arkansas among the leaders in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the…