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"The Poverty of Preschool Promises: Saving Children and Money with the Early Education Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analysis no. 641, August 3, 2009

"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

"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 618, July 1, 2008

"Dismal Science: The Shortcomings of U.S. School Choice Research and How to Address Them," by John Merrifield, Policy Analysis no. 616, April 16, 2008

"The Public Education Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analysis no. 605, December 5, 2007

"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

"The Cato Education Market Index," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006

"Cato Education Market Index Full Technical Report," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006

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

"Spreading Freedom and Saving Money: The Fiscal Impact of the D.C. Voucher Program," by Susan Aud and Leon Michos, White Paper , January 31, 2006

"Private Education is Good for the Poor: A Study of Private Schools Serving the Poor in Low-Income Countries," by James Tooley and Pauline Dixon, White Paper , December 7, 2005

"Saving Money and Improving Education: How School Choice Can Help States Reduce Education Costs," by David Salisbury, Policy Analysis no. 551, October 4, 2005

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

"Corruption in the Public Schools: The Market Is the Answer," by Neal McCluskey, Policy Analysis no. 542, April 20, 2005

"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 Lartigue, Briefing Paper no. 86, September 19, 2003

"What Does a Voucher Buy? A Closer Look at the Cost of Private Schools," by David Salisbury, Policy Analysis no. 486, August 28, 2003

"Lessons from Florida: School Choice Gives Increased Opportunities to Children with Special Needs," by David 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 Lartigue, 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 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

"Homeschooling: Back to the Future?," by Isabel Lyman, Policy Analysis no. 294, January 7, 1998

"The Advancing Nanny State: Why the Government Should Stay Out of Child Care," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Policy Analysis no. 285, October 23, 1997

"The Threat to Independent Education: Public Subsidies and Private Colleges," by Gary Wolfram, Policy Analysis no. 278, August 15, 1997

"Vouchers and Educational Freedom: A Debate," by Joseph L. Bast, David Harmer and Douglas Dewey, Policy Analysis no. 269, March 12, 1997

"What Would a School Voucher Buy? The Real Cost of Private Schools," by David Boaz and R. Morris Barrett, Briefing Paper no. 25, March 26, 1996

"Public Schools: Make Them Private," by Milton Friedman, Briefing Paper no. 23, June 23, 1995

"Only Freedom of Education Can Solve America's Bureaucratic Crisis of Education," by Jack D. Douglas, Policy Analysis no. 155, June 17, 1991

"Uncle Sam, Rock 'N' Roll, and Higher Education," by Charles Sykes, Policy Analysis no. 136, July 25, 1990

"Education: Is America Spending too Much?," by John Hood, Policy Analysis no. 126, February 18, 1990

"Market Solutions to the Education Crisis," by Myron Lieberman, Policy Analysis no. 75, July 1, 1986

"Day-Care Regulation: Serving Children or Bureaucrats?," by Karen Lehrman and Jana Pace, Policy Analysis no. 59, September 25, 1985

"Contradictions of Centralized Education," by Lawrence A. Uzzell, Policy Analysis no. 53, May 30, 1985

"Are American Schools Working? Disturbing Cost and Quality Trends," by Edwin G. West, Policy Analysis no. 26, August 9, 1983

"An Analysis of the District of Columbia: Education Tax Credit Initiative," by Edwin G. West, Policy Analysis no. -1, October 27, 1981