# Corey DeAngelis

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{{Short description|American school choice advocate}}
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|caption=DeAngelis in 2022
|birth_name=Corey A. DeAngelis
|education=[University of Texas at San Antonio](/source/University_of_Texas_at_San_Antonio)<br>[University of Arkansas, Fayetteville](/source/University_of_Arkansas%2C_Fayetteville)
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'''Corey A. DeAngelis''' is an American advocate for [school choice](/source/School_choice_in_the_United_States). In 2024, he released a book on school choice titled ''The Parent Revolution.''

== Education ==
DeAngelis received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the [University of Texas at San Antonio](/source/University_of_Texas_at_San_Antonio).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-29 |title=Economics alumnus named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2021 |url=https://www.utsa.edu/today/2021/01/story/alum-deangelis-named-forbes-30-under-30.html |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.utsa.edu |language=en}}</ref> He holds a Ph.D. from the [University of Arkansas](/source/University_of_Arkansas) in education policy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ORCID |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-9489 |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=orcid.org}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-09-14 |title=Corey A. DeAngelis, Cato Institute |url=https://www.cato.org/people/corey-deangelis |access-date=2025-09-14 |website=Cato Institute |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
DeAngelis was an adjunct scholar at the [Cato Institute](/source/Cato_Institute), a [libertarian](/source/Libertarianism) think tank.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adjunct Scholars: Corey A. DeAngelis |url=https://www.cato.org/people/corey-deangelis |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=[Cato Institute](/source/Cato_Institute)}}</ref> He worked for the [American Federation for Children](/source/American_Federation_for_Children), a conservative education nonprofit group founded by [Betsy DeVos](/source/Betsy_DeVos), from 2021 to 2024.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Riedel |first=Samantha |date=2024-10-10 |title=Corey DeAngelis Has Finally Admitted to His Gay Porn Past |url=https://www.them.us/story/corey-deangelis-admits-gay-porn-past |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref>

He joined the board of directors of the [Liberty Justice Center](/source/Liberty_Justice_Center) in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey DeAngelis joins Liberty Justice Center board of directors |url=https://libertyjusticecenter.org/pressrelease/corey-deangelis-joins-board/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Liberty Justice Center |language=en-US}}</ref> He has appeared on [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) multiple times to as a commentator on education policy.<ref name=":0" />

DeAngelis has described school choice as "a winner for [Trump](/source/Donald_Trump)".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-01 |title=In praise of Corey DeAngelis, a champion for school choice |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2024/10/01/in-praise-of-corey-deangelis-a-champion-for-school-choice/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeAngelis |first=Corey |date=2024-07-12 |title=Nationwide school choice: a winner for Trump — and America's kids |url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/12/opinion/nationwide-school-choice-a-winner-for-trump-and-americas-kids/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |language=en-US}}</ref> He contributed to the [Project 2025](/source/Project_2025) document, in the section discussing education and the dissolution of the [U.S. Department of Education](/source/United_States_Department_of_Education).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Christopher |date=2024-09-25 |title=Alleged gay film actor Corey DeAngelis is in Project 2025 |url=https://www.advocate.com/politics/corey-deangelis-project-2025 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=[The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(magazine)) |language=en}}</ref>

In 2024, he released the book ''The Parent Revolution''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finne |first=Liv |title="The Parent Revolution" by Dr. Corey DeAngelis is an education reform thriller |url=https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/the-parent-revolution-by-dr-corey-deangelis-is-an-education-reform-thriller |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.washingtonpolicy.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
While in college, DeAngelis appeared in gay [pornographic films](/source/Pornographic_film).<ref name=":1" /> In 2024, reflecting on the experience, he said he was "lured" into participating with "promises he would be performing in fitness videos." He quit when he was asked to touch other performers.<ref name=":1" /> [Robby Soave](/source/Robby_Soave), reporting for ''[Reason](/source/Reason_(magazine))'' magazine, wrote that the reporting and subsequent events around the discovery of the adult film activity were acts of "classic [cancel culture](/source/cancel_culture)" and that "Conservatives who were happy to work with DeAngelis before but are participating in his cancellation now should reconsider. There is no tension between DeAngelis's decision, a decade ago...and his current work calling for more freedom in education."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soave |first=Robby |date=2024-10-01 |title=The firing of school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis is classic cancel culture |url=https://reason.com/2024/10/01/corey-deangelis-school-choice-gay-cancel-culture/ |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
* Buckley Award – 2020<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=Introducing Corey DeAngelis, 2020 Buckley Award Winner |url=https://americasfuture.org/introducing-corey-deangelis-2020-buckley-award-winner/ |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=America's Future |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [''Forbes'' 30 Under 30](/source/Forbes_30_Under_30) 2021 – Education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey DeAngelis |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/corey-deangelis/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Education |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/education/?profile=corey-deangelis |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Forbes}}</ref>
* Oklahoma Council of Public Affair’s 2022 Citizenship Award<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corey DeAngelis to receive OCPA’s Citizenship Award |url=https://ocpathink.org/post/press-release/corey-deangelis-to-receive-ocpas-citizen-of-the-year-award |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |language=en}}</ref>

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