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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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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
"Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards," Policy Analysis no. 661, February 17, 2010.
"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.
Articles and Newsletters
"Book Review: The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools," Cato Journal, Winter 2010, vol. 30, no. 1.
"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
"Virginia's Right to Resist National Standards," Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 21, 2010
"Honey, When Did the Feds Take over the Kids' School?," Detroit News, August 12, 2010
"Making a Bad System Worse," The New York Times (Online), July 21, 2010
"Politicians Are the Problem for Higher Ed," Investor's Business Daily, July 13, 2010
"Here Come the Federal Education Standards," National Review (Online), June 16, 2010
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Duncan's Invitation Just the Start of the Problem," August 31, 2010
"Economic Problems Won't Be Solved by Education Stimulus, Either," August 30, 2010
"Parents, Mark Your Calendars: September 14th Is Obama Day At School!," August 27, 2010
"Federal Employees and College Costs," August 25, 2010
"Race to the Top 'Winners' Declared," August 24, 2010
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]
"Taking Control of Spiraling College Costs," October 6, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"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]
Speeches and Testimony
"Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future," February 13, 2008.
Multimedia
Neal McCluskey discusses Race to the Top winners on WINS AM Radio August 26, 2010 [Flash Audio, 00:40]
Neal McCluskey talks NJ's "Race to the Top" application on World News Tonight August 25, 2010 [Flash Video, 02:14]
Neal McCluskey discusses Race to the Top winners on WRVA's Richmond's Morning News with Jimmy Barrett August 25, 2010 [Flash Audio, 06:15]
Neal McCluskey discusses Race to the Top winners on WBAL's The Ron Smith Show August 25, 2010 [Flash Audio, 07:13]
"Bigger than a Teacher Bailout" featuring Neal McCluskey, August 12, 2010 [Flash Audio, 05:31]
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