Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington DC 20001-5403
Phone (202) 842-0200
Fax (202) 842-3490
Contact Us

Education and Child Policy > School Choice


Books and Book Chapters

School Choice: The Findings, by Herbert J. Walberg (2007).

Liberty & Learning: Milton Friedman's Voucher Idea at Fifty, Edited by Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy (2006).

What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries, Edited by David Salisbury and James Tooley (2005).

Educational Freedom In Urban America, Edited by David Salisbury and Casey Lartigue Jr. (2004).

Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle Over School Choice, by Clint Bolick (2003).

[View more Books and Book Chapters]

Cato Studies

"Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 620, September 10, 2008

"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 618, July 1, 2008

"Dismal Science: The Shortcomings of U.S. School Choice Research and How to Address Them," by John Merrifield, Policy Analysis no. 616, April 16, 2008

"The Public Education Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analysis no. 605, December 5, 2007

"Why We Fight: How Public Schools Cause Social Conflict," by Neal McCluskey, Policy Analysis no. 587, January 23, 2007

[View more Cato Studies]

Articles and Newsletters

"Measuring Market Education: Suggestions for Ranking School Choice Reforms," by Andrew Coulson, Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring/Summer 2005.

Opinion and Commentary

"School Tax Credit Can Help Kids and the State," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Newark Star-Ledger, December 15, 2008

"What Should Liberals Liberalize?," by Daniel B. Klein, Cato.org, December 11, 2008

"Save Parents the Lecture," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, November 3, 2008

"Vouching For Obama," by Andrew J. Coulson, National Review (Online), October 24, 2008

"This Tax Credit Pays," by Adam B. Schaeffer, New York Post, October 21, 2008

[View more Opinion and Commentary]

Events

"Markets vs. Standards: Debating the Future of American Education," April 16, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"Why We Fight: Do Public Schools Cause Social Conflict?," January 23, 2007 [Policy Forum]

"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," September 25, 2006 [Policy Forum]

"Spreading Freedom and Saving Money," January 31, 2006 [Policy Forum]

"Education Myths: What Special-Interest Groups Want You to Believe about our Schools--And Why it Isn't So," September 13, 2005 [Book Forum]

[View more Events]




Multimedia

Media Highlight Adam B. Schaeffer discusses the movie Flunked at a Reach Foundation Event October 9, 2008 [Flash Video, 09:53]

Daily Podcast "Education Markets versus Monopolies" featuring Andrew J. Coulson, August 7, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:03]

Daily Podcast "McCain's Hopeful, Flawed Push for School Choice" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 18, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:17]

Daily Podcast "Free and Independent Education" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:45]

Daily Podcast "An End to School Choice in the District?" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, June 12, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:20]

[View more Multimedia]