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Books and Book Chapters

"K-12 Education," Chapter 20, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Child Care" Chapter 27, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress, (1999).

Cato Studies

"The Poverty of Preschool Promises: Saving Children and Money with the Early Education Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analysis no. 641, August 3, 2009

"Universal Preschool Is No Golden Ticket: Why Government Should Not Enter the Preschool Business," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Policy Analysis no. 333, February 9, 1999

"The Advancing Nanny State: Why the Government Should Stay Out of Child Care," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Policy Analysis no. 285, October 23, 1997

"Day-Care Regulation: Serving Children or Bureaucrats?," by Karen Lehrman and Jana Pace, Policy Analysis no. 59, September 25, 1985

Opinion and Commentary

"Head Start: A Tragic Waste of Money," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Post, January 28, 2010

"President's Preschool Emphasis Is Misdirected," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, April 13, 2009

"Obama on Education: Change or Politics as Usual," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, March 18, 2009

"Investing in What Doesn't Work," by Neal McCluskey and Adam B. Schaeffer, RealClearPolitics.com, February 4, 2009

"Not 'For the Children'," by Michael D. Tanner, McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2007

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Testimony by Darcy Ann Olsen, Child Care," February 23, 1998.

Multimedia

"The Push for Universal Pre-K" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, March 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:03]