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Education and Child Policy: Studies

“The Affirmative Action Myth,”

By Marie Gryphon. Policy Analysis No. 540. April 13, 2005.

“Making College More Expensive: The Unintended Consequences of Federal Tuition Aid,”

By Gary Wolfram. Policy Analysis No. 531. January 25, 2005.

“A Lesson in Waste: Where Does All the Federal Education Money Go?,”

By Neal McCluskey. Policy Analysis No. 518. July 7, 2004.

“The Struggle for School Choice Policy after Zelman: Regulation vs. the Free Market,”

By H. Lillian Omand. Policy Analysis No. 495. October 29, 2003.

“Our History of Educational Freedom: What It Should Mean for Families Today,”

By Marie Gryphon and Emily A. Meyer. Policy Analysis No. 492. October 8, 2003.

“School Choice in the District of Columbia: Saving Taxpayers Money, Increasing Opportunities for Children,”

By Casey J. Lartigue Jr.. Briefing Paper No. 86. September 19, 2003.

“What Does a Voucher Buy? A Closer Look at the Cost of Private Schools,”

By David F. Salisbury. Policy Analysis No. 486. August 28, 2003.

“Lessons from Florida: School Choice Gives Increased Opportunities to Children with Special Needs,”

By David F. Salisbury. Briefing Paper No. 81. March 20, 2003.

“True Private Choice: A Practical Guide to School Choice after Zelman v. Simmons-Harris,”

By Marie Gryphon. Policy Analysis No. 466. February 4, 2003.

“Human Capital Contracts: “Equity-like” Instruments for Financing Higher Education,”

By Miguel Palacios. Policy Analysis No. 462. December 16, 2002.

“The Need for Educational Freedom in the Nation’s Capital,”

By Casey J. Lartigue Jr.. Policy Analysis No. 461. December 10, 2002.

“Liberating Teachers: Toward Market Competition in Teacher Representation,”

By Myron Lieberman. Policy Analysis No. 450. August 28, 2002.

“Escaping IDEA: Freeing Parents, Teachers, and Students through Deregulation and Choice,”

By Marie Gryphon and David F. Salisbury. Policy Analysis No. 444. July 10, 2002.

“The Arizona Scholarship Tax Credit: Giving Parents Choices, Saving Taxpayers Money,”

By Carrie Lips and Jennifer Jacoby. Policy Analysis No. 414. September 17, 2001.

“Lessons from Maine: Education Vouchers for Students since 1873,”

By Frank Heller. Briefing Paper No. 66. September 10, 2001.

“Lessons from Vermont: 132-Year-Old Voucher Program Rebuts Critics,”

By Libby Sternberg. Briefing Paper No. 67. September 10, 2001.

“Fiscal Analysis of a $500 Federal Education Tax Credit to Help Millions, Save Billions,”

By Darcy Ann Olsen, Carrie Lips and Dan Lips. Policy Analysis No. 398. May 1, 2001.

“Parent Power: Why National Standards Won’t Improve Education,”

By Sheldon L. Richman. Policy Analysis No. 396. April 26, 2001.

“Toward Market Education: Are Vouchers or Tax Credits the Better Path?,”

By Andrew J. Coulson. Policy Analysis No. 392. February 22, 2001.

“Reclaiming Our Schools: Increasing Parental Control of Education through the Universal Education Credit,”

By Darcy Ann Olsen and Matthew J. Brouillette. Policy Analysis No. 388. December 13, 2000.

“”Edupreneurs:” A Survey of For-Profit Education,”

By Carrie Lips. Policy Analysis No. 386. November 20, 2000.

“More Than Grades: How Choice Boosts Parental Involvement and Benefits Children,”

By Philip Vassallo. Policy Analysis No. 383. October 26, 2000.

“12-Hour School Days? Why Government Should Leave Afterschool Arrangements to Parents,”

By Darcy Ann Olsen. Policy Analysis No. 372. June 7, 2000.

“Universal Preschool Is No Golden Ticket: Why Government Should Not Enter the Preschool Business,”

By Darcy Ann Olsen. Policy Analysis No. 333. February 9, 1999.

“Money and School Performance: Lessons from the Kansas City Desegregation Experiment,”

By Paul Ciotti. Policy Analysis No. 298. March 16, 1998.

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