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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

"Caveat Emptor: The Head Start Scam," by John Hood, Policy Analysis no. 187, December 18, 1992

"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

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids featuring Bryan Caplan (July 25, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 13:38]

Adam Schaeffer on Head Start's failure on KPCC's Air Talk (July 12, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 29:39]

Neal McCluskey discusses home schooling on Hearst-Argyle Television (June 23, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:43]

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids featuring Bryan Caplan, Charles Murray and Adam B. Schaeffer (May 25, 2011) [Events, 01:28:45]

Head Start Fails Children featuring Adam B. Schaeffer (March 14, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 06:11]

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