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Books and Book Chapters

The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves, by James Tooley (April 2009).

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

Feds In The Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts,Cripples, and Compromises American Education , by Neal McCluskey (2007).

"Special Education," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"Department of Education," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

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Cato Studies

"Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards," by Neal McCluskey, Policy Analysis no. 661, February 17, 2010

"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

"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

"End It, Don't Mend It: What to Do with No Child Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey and Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 599, September 5, 2007

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Opinion and Commentary

"The Only Reality That Matters to Obama Is Political," by Neal McCluskey, Providence Journal, May 6, 2012

"The Reason Obama Is Pushing for More Federal Education Spending," by Neal McCluskey, Daily Caller, May 1, 2012

"Education's Missing Apple: The Free Enterprise Solution?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, March 19, 2012

"Poor Measures? Choice Is the Answer," by Neal McCluskey, New York Post, February 25, 2012

"One Size Does Not Fit All," by Neal McCluskey, The New York Times (Online), January 24, 2012

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Events

"National Education Standards: Hopeful Change or Hollow Promise?," June 2, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"National Curriculum Standards or Local Control: The Arguments and the Evidence," April 16, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"America's Top Models: Can the Nation's Best Charter Schools Be Brought to Scale?," October 2, 2009 [Book Forum]

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

"Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education," September 18, 2007 [Book Forum]

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Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"The Federal Government's Real — but Very Dangerous and Limited — Role in Confronting Bullying and Harassment," by Neal McCluskey, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, June 20, 2011.

Multimedia

Michael D. Tanner discusses food fraud in schools on FOX's FOX & Friends (May 14, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:28]

Neal McCluskey discusses student loan interest rates on KPCC (April 30, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 23:44]

Political Gamesmanship on Student Loans featuring Neal McCluskey (April 30, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 08:04]

Juan Carlos Hidalgo discusses the student loan debate on CNN en Español's Dinero (April 27, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 09:57]

Neal McCluskey on the rise in student loan interest rates on WOR (April 24, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 13:02]

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