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Andrew J. Coulson
Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
Andrew J. Coulson is the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Previously, he was senior fellow in Education Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He serves on the Advisory Council of the E.G. West Centre for Market Solutions in Education at the University of Newcastle, UK, and has contributed to books published by the Fraser Institute and the Hoover Institution. He is author of Market Education: The Unknown History, the only book to address contemporary education policy questions by drawing on case studies from across the entire span of recorded human history. Coulson has written for academic journals, including the Journal of Research in the Teaching of English, the Journal of School Choice, and the Education Policy Analysis Archives and for newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Canada's Globe and Mail. He has appeared on national television and radio. Coulson lives in Seattle, Washington.
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E-Mail: acoulson@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"K-12 Education," Chapter 20 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries, contributor (2005).
Educational Freedom in Urban America, contributor (2004).
Market Education: The Unknown History (New Brunswick: Transaction Press, 1999)
Cato Studies
"Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence," Policy Analysis no. 620, September 10, 2008.
"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," 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.
"The Cato Education Market Index," Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006.
"Cato Education Market Index Full Technical Report," Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006.
Articles and Newsletters
"The Effects of Teachers Unions on American Education," Cato Journal, Winter 2010.
"Questioning the 'Chicago Miracle'," Research Note, July 15, 2009.
"Comparing Public, Private, and Market Schools: The International Evidence," Journal of School Choice, January 2009.
"Measuring Market Education: Suggestions for Ranking School Choice Reforms," Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring/Summer 2005.
"Are Public Schools Hazardous to Public Education?," Education Week, vol. 18, no. 30, April 7, 1999.
Opinion and Commentary
"Head Start: A Tragic Waste of Money," New York Post, January 28, 2010
"Book Review: Crazy Like a Fox," City Journal, January 28, 2010
"Charters Hold Key to Saving State Big Education Dollars," Detroit News, December 17, 2009
"Has Federal Involvement Improved America's Schools?," Cato.org, November 5, 2009
"Do Education Tax Credits Save Money?," Cato.org, October 20, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Jay Greene on Barack Obama on Education," February 5, 2010
"The College Earnings Premium -- Why It's Meaningless," February 2, 2010
"Teachers Union Channels Teen Talk Barbie," January 29, 2010
"How the Washington Post Covers Education," January 28, 2010
"President to Call for Big New Ed. Spending.
Here's a Look at How that's Worked in the Past," January 27, 2010
Events
"America's Top Models: Can the Nation's Best Charter Schools Be Brought to Scale?," October 2, 2009 [Book Forum]
"The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves," April 15, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Markets vs. Standards: Debating the Future of American Education," April 16, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Should Congress Reauthorize NCLB?," September 5, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"NCLB and the Future of Federal Education Policy," March 7, 2007 [Conference]
Multimedia
Andrew J. Coulson discusses the Race to the Top education program on KTSA's The Trey Ware Show January 22, 2010 [Flash Audio, 09:57]
"Scaling Up Good Schools" featuring Andrew J. Coulson, December 21, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:37]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses education on KTLK's The Jason Lewis Show October 27, 2009 [Flash Audio, 17:40]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses education on Pajamas Media April 30, 2009 [Flash Audio, 13:55]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses US public school systems and government subsidies on WIBA's Upfront with Vicki McKenna August 19, 2008 [Flash Audio, 17:27]
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