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Books and Book Chapters

The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves, by James Tooley (April 2009).

"K-12 Education," Chapter 20, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Educational Freedom In Urban America, Edited by David Salisbury and Casey Lartigue Jr. (2004).

Why Schools Fail, by Bruce Goldberg (1996).

Cato Studies

"Unbearable Burden? Living and Paying Student Loans as a First-Year Teacher," by Neal McCluskey, Policy Analysis no. 629, December 15, 2008

"Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 620, September 10, 2008

"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," by Marie Gryphon, Policy Analysis no. 579, September 25, 2006

"Liberating Teachers: Toward Market Competition in Teacher Representation," by Myron Lieberman, Policy Analysis no. 450, August 28, 2002

"12-Hour School Days? Why Government Should Leave Afterschool Arrangements to Parents," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Policy Analysis no. 372, June 7, 2000

Articles and Newsletters

"Questioning the 'Chicago Miracle'," by Andrew J. Coulson, Research Note, July 15, 2009.

"Comparing Public, Private, and Market Schools: The International Evidence," by Andrew J. Coulson, Journal of School Choice, January 2009.

Opinion and Commentary

"Obama Gets Inflated Grade on Education Reform," by Neal McCluskey, Detroit News, November 14, 2009

"Has Federal Involvement Improved America's Schools?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, November 5, 2009

"Do Education Tax Credits Save Money?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, October 20, 2009

"Obama's Speech to Students Teaches Lesson About Power," by Neal McCluskey, Detroit News, September 16, 2009

"The Real School Indoctrination Scandal," by Will Wilkinson, The Week, September 16, 2009

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Legal Briefs

Palmer v. Waxahachie Independent School District, November 5, 2009 (PDF, 131 KB)

Events

"America's Top Models: Can the Nation's Best Charter Schools Be Brought to Scale?," October 2, 2009 [Book Forum]

"Markets vs. Standards: Debating the Future of American Education," April 16, 2008 [Policy Forum]

"Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education," September 18, 2007 [Book Forum]

"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," September 25, 2006 [Policy Forum]

Multimedia

"A Charter School That Works" featuring Ben Chavis, November 5, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:21]

"Principal-in-Chief Addresses Kids" featuring Neal McCluskey, September 8, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:30]

Adam B. Schaeffer discusses Detroit public schools on CNNMONEY.COM August 11, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:49]

"Killing D.C. Vouchers Softly" featuring Neal McCluskey, April 17, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:15]

Chris Edwards discusses fraud in the school lunch programs ABC-WFTS April 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:00]

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