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Adam B. Schaeffer
Policy Analyst, Center for Educational Freedom
Adam B. Schaeffer is a policy analyst with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom.
Schaeffer is a former NRI Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and adjunct scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He has commented on a range of political issues in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, and RealClearPolitics.
Schaeffer received his Ph.D. in American politics, with a focus in political behavior, media effects, and coalitional politics, from the University of Virginia and his MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. His dissertation assessed the potential for different combinations of private school choice policies and messages to expand and mobilize elite and mass support. Schaeffer has an extensive background in online survey development, messaging experiments, and the strategic analysis of message, policy, and audience interactions.
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E-Mail: aschaeffer@cato.org
Articles and Newsletters
"School Choice Snapshot: A 2006 Survey of U.S. Policy and Advocacy Organizations," Mackinac Center Policy Brief, Oct. 2, 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"Tax Credits, Not Vouchers, Are Keeping School Choice a Viable Option," Culpeper Star-Exponent, June 25, 2009
"School Choice Support Has Mainstreamed," Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1, 2009
"Investing in What Doesn't Work," by Neal McCluskey and Adam B. Schaeffer, RealClearPolitics.com, February 4, 2009
"School Choice Works for Tight Times," Orange County Register, January 22, 2009
"School Tax Credit Can Help Kids and the State," Newark Star-Ledger, December 15, 2008
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Education Tax Credits Pass in Indiana," July 1, 2009
"Good Policy and Strategy in NJ," June 19, 2009
"Education Tax Credits Still on the Table in Indiana," June 16, 2009
"NEA and Compliant Dems Rolling Back Voucher Programs," June 12, 2009
"Good Reporting Requires a Critical Eye," June 8, 2009
Multimedia
"The Push for Universal Pre-K" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, March 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:03]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses education on KTLK's "The Jason Lewis Show" March 6, 2009 [Flash Audio, 34:05]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses education on WOR's "The John Gambling Show" October 22, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:25]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses DC paying students for performance on WUSA 9 October 16, 2008 [Flash Video, 00:41]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses the movie Flunked at a Reach Foundation Event October 9, 2008 [Flash Video, 09:53]