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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
Cato Studies
"The Poverty of Preschool Promises: Saving Children and Money with the Early Education Tax Credit," Policy Analysis no. 641, August 3, 2009.
"The Public Education Tax Credit," Policy Analysis no. 605, December 5, 2007.
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
"De-fund the Detroit Public Schools," Detroit Free Press (Online), August 4, 2009
"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
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Education Tax Credits the Choice for Independents in Virginia," November 17, 2009
"What's the Most Popular Choice Reform in Virginia?," November 17, 2009
"History Fun Fact: Ayn Rand Liked Ed Tax Credits," November 3, 2009
"Why Is For-Profit Education So Difficult in the U.S.?," October 5, 2009
"NEA Dues and ACORN," September 15, 2009
Multimedia
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses Obama in the classroom on WJR's The Frank Beckmann Show September 3, 2009 [Flash Audio, 14:04]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses Detroit public schools on CNNMONEY.COM August 11, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:49]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses pre-k education on WOWO's Fort Wayne's Morning News
with Charly Butcher August 11, 2009 [Flash Audio, 04:39]
"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]
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