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Education and Child Policy > Federal Education Policy


Books and Book Chapters

Feds In The Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts,Cripples, and Compromises American Education , by Neal McCluskey (2007).

"Special Education," Chapter 29, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"Department of Education," Chapter 28, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 108th Congress, (2003).

"Department of Education" Chapter 11, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 106th Congress, (1999).

Cato Studies

"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 618, July 1, 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," by Neal McCluskey, Policy Analysis no. 587, January 23, 2007

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

"No Child Left Behind: The Dangers of Centralized Education Policy," by Lawrence A. Uzzell, Policy Analysis no. 544, May 31, 2005

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Opinion and Commentary

"Open the Gates," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), May 20, 2008

"No Child Left Ahead," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator (Online), March 13, 2008

"School Choice's Ace in the Hole," by Adam B. Schaeffer, USA TODAY (MAGAZINE), March 4, 2008

"Unhappy Birthday," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), January 8, 2008

"All Americans Left Behind," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, December 13, 2007

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Events

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

"Should Congress Reauthorize NCLB?," September 5, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"NCLB and the Future of Federal Education Policy," March 7, 2007 [Conference]

"Why Darwin Matters: The Case against Intelligent Design," October 12, 2006 [Book Forum]




Multimedia

Daily Podcast "Merit Pay Mêlée" featuring Neal McCluskey, August 21, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:05]

Daily Podcast "Giving Science the ol' Title IX" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 25, 2008 [Flash Audio, 05:04]

Daily Podcast "McCain's Hopeful, Flawed Push for School Choice" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 18, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:17]

Daily Podcast "Free and Independent Education" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:45]

Daily Podcast "An End to School Choice in the District?" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, June 12, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:20]

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