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Neal McCluskey
Associate Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
Neal McCluskey is the associate director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Prior to arriving at Cato, McCluskey served in the U.S. Army, taught high school English, and was a freelance reporter covering municipal government and education in suburban New Jersey. More recently, he was a policy analyst at the Center for Education Reform. McCluskey is the author of the book Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education, and his writings have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, and Forbes. In addition to his written work, McCluskey has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, the Fox News Channel, and numerous radio programs. McCluskey holds a master’s degree in political science from Rutgers University.
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To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: nmccluskey@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Higher Education," Chapter 21 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Feds In The Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts,Cripples, and Compromises American Education, (2007).
"Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition," Chapter 29: Higher Education, February 2005.
Cato Studies
"Unbearable Burden? Living and Paying Student Loans as a First-Year Teacher," Policy Analysis no. 629, December 15, 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.
"Why We Fight: How Public Schools Cause Social Conflict," Policy Analysis no. 587, January 23, 2007.
"Corruption in the Public Schools: The Market Is the Answer," Policy Analysis no. 542, April 20, 2005.
"A Lesson in Waste: Where Does All the Federal Education Money Go?," Policy Analysis no. 518, July 7, 2004.
Articles and Newsletters
"How High Is Teacher Pay in Oklahoma?," Oklahoma Journal of Public Affairs, June 2009, vol. 16, no. 6.
"Book Review: See Government Grow: Education Politics from Johnson to Reagan," Cato Journal, Winter 2008, vol. 28, no. 1.
"As American as Bavarian Cream Pie," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2008, vol. 30, no. 4.
"Book Review: Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much," Cato Journal, Winter 2005, vol. 25, no. 1.
Opinion and Commentary
"Keep Steering Clear of National Standards," Spartanburg Herald Journal, June 15, 2009
"Genuine Change Won't Come this Way," EducationNews.org, May 14, 2009
"In Education, 100 Days of Rhetoric and Not a Minute of Real Reform," TownHall.com, April 29, 2009
"Let's Not Play Standards Roulette," Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 18, 2009
"Obama on Education: Change or Politics as Usual," TownHall.com, March 18, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Why Fear Leviathan U.?," July 2, 2009
"Those Who "Serve" Us Celebrate," July 1, 2009
"Federal University," June 29, 2009
"Propagandist Change," June 23, 2009
"The Biggest Leeches Always Live," June 19, 2009
Events
"Does Public Higher Ed Funding Drive Economic Growth?," January 14, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality," October 8, 2008 [Book Forum]
"Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education," September 18, 2007 [Book Forum]
"Should Congress Reauthorize NCLB?," September 5, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
""Stupid in America"," August 17, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future," February 13, 2008.
Multimedia
Neal McCluskey discusses education on NPR affiliate WAMU's The Kojo Nnamdi Show June 24, 2009 [Flash Audio, 31:04]
"National Standards Mean Federal Control" featuring Neal McCluskey, June 22, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:44]
Neal McCluskey discusses school vouchers on WSMN's Jennifer Horn June 16, 2009 [Flash Audio, 16:42]
"Killing D.C. Vouchers Softly" featuring Neal McCluskey, April 17, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:15]
Neal McCluskey discusses education on WOR's "The John Gambling Show" March 11, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:43]