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Center for Educational Freedom
"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
"Government Role Will Leave Us with the Bill," by Neal McCluskey, Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 30, 2009
"Where's the Evidence?," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 17, 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
"Hey, Mr. President, Leave Those Kids Alone," by Gene Healy, DC Examiner, September 8, 2009
"Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Mr. President," by Andrew J. Coulson, Forbes, September 8, 2009
"Student Loan Fix Will Prove Costly," by Neal McCluskey, Detroit News, August 29, 2009
"The Case against National School Standards," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Daily News, August 14, 2009
"A Right to Schooling, But Not to Education," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, South China Morning Post, August 14, 2009
"SAFRA Stinks," by Neal McCluskey, Forbes, August 10, 2009
"De-fund the Detroit Public Schools," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Detroit Free Press (Online), August 4, 2009
"Time To End The Monopoly In Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, Investor's Business Daily, July 16, 2009
"Tax Credits, Not Vouchers, Are Keeping School Choice a Viable Option," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Culpeper Star-Exponent, June 25, 2009
"Keep Steering Clear of National Standards," by Neal McCluskey, Spartanburg Herald Journal, June 15, 2009
"D.C. Should Create Its Own School Voucher Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, DC Examiner, May 29, 2009
"Beyond Tea Parties -- A New Way for Taxpayers to Fight Back," by Jim Powell, Fox News (Online), May 28, 2009
"A School Where Each Student Is Well-Known," by Nat Hentoff, Durant Daily Democrat, May 20, 2009
"Genuine Change Won't Come this Way," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, May 14, 2009
"Private Education and Development: A Missed Connection? (Part III)," by James Tooley, Globalist, May 14, 2009
"Schools in the Slums of Hyderabad (Part II)," by James Tooley, Globalist, May 13, 2009
"The Beautiful Tree (Part I)," by James Tooley, Globalist, May 12, 2009
"Obama's Compromise on D.C.'s School Vouchers Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Washington Post, May 10, 2009
"Belts Yet to Tighten," by Jeffrey A. Miron, Boston Herald, May 6, 2009
"In Education, 100 Days of Rhetoric and Not a Minute of Real Reform," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, April 29, 2009
"Black-Market Schools," by James Tooley, National Review (Online), April 29, 2009
"President's Preschool Emphasis Is Misdirected," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, April 13, 2009
"School Choice Support Has Mainstreamed," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1, 2009
"Last Rites for Reading First," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, March 31, 2009
"Teacher Unions vs. Poor Kids," by Nat Hentoff, RealClearPolitics.com, March 26, 2009
"Obama on Education: Change or Politics as Usual," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, March 18, 2009
"Let's Not Play Standards Roulette," by Neal McCluskey, Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 18, 2009
"Congress vs. D.C. Kids," by Andrew J. Coulson, Washington Times, March 12, 2009
"Congress' Sneaky Slap at DC's Kids," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Post, February 26, 2009
"A Gift for Everyone on Darwin's Birthday," by Neal McCluskey, ednews.org, February 12, 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," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Orange County Register, January 22, 2009
"Higher-ed Spending Not the Answer," by Neal McCluskey, Baltimore Sun, December 17, 2008
"School Tax Credit Can Help Kids and the State," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Newark Star-Ledger, December 15, 2008
"The Bush Years Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, December 13, 2008
"What Should Liberals Liberalize?," by Daniel B. Klein, Cato.org, December 11, 2008
"What Automakers Could Learn from Public Schools," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, December 8, 2008
"Save Parents the Lecture," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, November 3, 2008
"The Wreck of the Annenberg," by Andrew J. Coulson, National Review (Online), October 27, 2008
"Vouching For Obama," by Andrew J. Coulson, National Review (Online), October 24, 2008
"This Tax Credit Pays," by Adam B. Schaeffer, New York Post, October 21, 2008
"Battleground Stakes," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 8, 2008
"Is it Really 'Public' Education If Voters Get No Say?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Orlando Sentinel, September 2, 2008
"Higher Math," by Neal McCluskey, Washington Times, July 31, 2008
"North Kitsap Schools Aren't Underfunded," by Andrew J. Coulson, North Kitsap Herald, June 21, 2008
"Every University a Junkie," by Neal McCluskey, New York Post, May 30, 2008
"Open the Gates," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), May 20, 2008
"Inventing a Student Loan Crisis," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator (Online), April 21, 2008
"Florida Teachers vs. Poor Parents," by Andrew J. Coulson, Orlando Sentinel, April 11, 2008
"The Real Cost of Public Schools," by Andrew J. Coulson, Washington Post, April 6, 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
"Culture of Success," by Brink Lindsey, Cato.org, February 28, 2008
"No Longer Choosing Choice," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, February 21, 2008
"College Tuition Inflaters," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator (Online), February 8, 2008
"Is School Choice Enough?," by Andrew J. Coulson, City Journal, January 24, 2008
"Is School Choice Enough?," by Neal McCluskey, City Journal, January 24, 2008
"Unhappy Birthday," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), January 8, 2008
"Mama Don't Teach," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator, January 8, 2008
"Round Yon Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, American Spectator (Online), December 21, 2007
"All Americans Left Behind," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, December 13, 2007
"Deregulating Education," by David Boaz, The Politic - Yale University, November 10, 2007
"A Voucher Defeat in Utah," by Adam B. Schaeffer, The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2007
"Conservative War on Good Education," by Neal McCluskey, ednews.org, October 28, 2007
"Not 'For the Children'," by Michael D. Tanner, McClatchy News Service, October 5, 2007
"CEOs Learning About Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, September 25, 2007
"End, Don't Mend, No Child Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, Examiner.com, September 21, 2007
"How Many Objections Can Dance on the Head of a Voucher?," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 17, 2007
"Go Big," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 14, 2007
"The Morning After Means A Lot," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 13, 2007
"Coalition's Choice," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 12, 2007
"Credit Is Preferred," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 11, 2007
"Credit Report: Good School Choices," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), September 10, 2007
"Public Schooling's Divisive Effect," by Neal McCluskey, USA TODAY (MAGAZINE), September 1, 2007
"Giving Prince George's Parents Choice Will Fix the Schools," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Examiner.com, August 23, 2007
"An "Invisible Hand" Up," by Andrew J. Coulson, Philanthropy Magazine, August 6, 2007
"No Standards Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2007
"Will the Fighting Never End?," by Neal McCluskey, Examiner.com, July 11, 2007
"The Culture Gap," by Brink Lindsey, The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2007
"Beyond "Brown"," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Post, July 2, 2007
"People Are Ready for Real Education Reform," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Post and Courier, June 28, 2007
"School Consolidation Fails to Save," by Andrew J. Coulson, Detroit News, May 30, 2007
"The Real Loan Scandal," by Neal McCluskey, New York Post, April 25, 2007
"School Choice: Florida Can Add Momentum," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Orlando Sentinel, April 24, 2007
"Education Tax Credits to the Rescue," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), April 12, 2007
"'Education Standards' Are Not the Answer," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, April 5, 2007
"College Credit Plan for Connecticut High School Students Proposed," by William McGurn, Heartland Institute, April 1, 2007
"A David Among the Goliaths," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), March 30, 2007
"Will Strickland's Proposal to Cut the EdChoice Program Pay Off?," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cato.org, March 26, 2007
"A Puny Step Forward," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator, March 1, 2007
"Education Tax Credits Can Solve City's Budget Problems," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cato.org, February 28, 2007
"Choice Would Take the Fighting Out of Schooling Our Kids," by Neal McCluskey, Arizona Republic, February 25, 2007
"Break-Through in School Choice," by Adam B. Schaeffer, New York Sun, February 14, 2007
"A Voucher Victory," by Andrew J. Coulson, American Spectator, February 14, 2007
"Only in Kannada, Eh?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Globe and Mail, February 5, 2007
"No More Funding Fads, Give Power to the Parents," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), January 26, 2007
"The Big Three," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, January 18, 2007
"Democrats' Middle-Class Payoff," by Neal McCluskey, Human Events, January 11, 2007
"When Mayors Play Principal," by Adam B. Schaeffer, American Spectator, January 9, 2007
"Let the Money Follow the Student," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, December 28, 2006
"Conflicting Views Create Hardship for U.S. Schools," by Neal McCluskey, Detroit Free Press, December 17, 2006
"Counting by Race," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, December 15, 2006
"No Choice for You," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cato.org, November 24, 2006
"Philly Parents Need Freedom," by Neal McCluskey, Evening Bulletin, November 17, 2006
"Centralized Cappuccino," by Andrew J. Coulson, American Spectator, November 13, 2006
"The Democrats' First Step Forward?
School choice in New Jersey and beyond," by Andrew J. Coulson, Newark Star-Ledger, November 10, 2006
"Credit Where Due," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review, November 2, 2006
"First We Take Your Money, Then We Take Your Schools," by Neal McCluskey, Newark Star-Ledger, October 23, 2006
"Better Teachers: A Lesson Plan," by Marie Gryphon, Business Week, October 16, 2006
"Strange New Love for "The Blob"," by Andrew J. Coulson, American Spectator (Online), October 11, 2006
"Dear Libertarian Democrats...," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, October 5, 2006
"They’re All Federal Educators Now," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 25, 2006
"What the Public Really Thinks of School Choice," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, August 29, 2006
"Subsidy Economics 101," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator, August 22, 2006
"Government May Be Cause, Not Solution, to Gen Y Economic Woes," by Radley Balko, Fox News (Online), July 12, 2006
"Busting the Myth About Shrinking College Financial Aid," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), June 16, 2006
"Is Every "Choice" a Good One?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, June 13, 2006
"Libertarianism and Poverty," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, June 5, 2006
"Planning Ahead Is Considered Racist?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Seattle Post Intelligencer (Online), June 1, 2006
"Answer to NCLB Failure Is School Choice," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), May 19, 2006
"Florida's Wright Stuff," by Andrew J. Coulson, American Spectator, April 28, 2006
"Dropout Nation?," by Alan Reynolds, TownHall.com, April 13, 2006
"Why Federal School Vouchers Are a Bad Idea," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, April 8, 2006
"The Folly of Federal Policy," by Neal McCluskey, Inside Higher ED, March 28, 2006
"A Real Competitiveness Initiative," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, March 18, 2006
"Duke Not the Devil in Sports," by Neal McCluskey, Greensboro News & Record, March 9, 2006
"Falling Behind: How Can U.S. Students Get a Top-rate Public Education?," by Neal McCluskey, Press-Enterprise, February 5, 2006
"The Educational State of the Union," by Andrew J. Coulson, Fox News (Online), January 27, 2006
"War Against Vouchers," by Andrew J. Coulson, The Wall Street Journal, January 9, 2006
""Poor Choices" Yield Better Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, January 1, 2006
"In Book-Banning Story, the System Is Scrooge," by Neal McCluskey, DC Examiner, December 29, 2005
"College Kids Need to Hear the World's Smallest Violin: Why Subsidy Cuts Are No Reason to Pity Higher-ed Students," by Neal McCluskey, Reason (Online), December 28, 2005
"Case Shows Need for More Freedom in Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, December 25, 2005
"Texas Ruling Paves Way for Education Reform," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), December 23, 2005
"Obesity Threat: No Child Left Behind for the Ivy League," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), November 21, 2005
"Why Fight Over Intelligent Design?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Fox News (Online), November 18, 2005
"No Disaster Big Enough to Permit School Choice," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), October 12, 2005
"An Unconstitutionally Teachable Moment," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, September 23, 2005
"Public School Daze," by David Salisbury, Washington Times, September 7, 2005
"Public Choices," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 6, 2005
"Why Aren't Public Schools More Like Universities?," by Richard K. Vedder, Fox News (Online), September 1, 2005
"Vouchers Hit the Burbs," by Marie Gryphon, American Spectator (Online), August 30, 2005
"Pork Barrel Education," by John T. Wenders, Cato.org, August 16, 2005
"The Seven Deadly Sins of Government-Funded Schools," by Mark Harrison, Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 14, 2005
"Vouching for Milwaukee," by Marie Gryphon, American Spectator (Online), July 26, 2005
"Give Choice a Chance," by John Merrifield and David Salisbury, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 2005
"Doing It for the Children," by Radley Balko, Cato.org, July 11, 2005
"Unnatural Selection," by David Boaz, Cato.org, July 11, 2005
"Satisfaction without Choice Means Nothing," by Neal McCluskey, Palm Beach Post, July 8, 2005
"U.S. Public Schools Failing to Combat Predatory Employees," by Neal McCluskey, School Reform News, July 1, 2005
"School Choice: Learning from Other Countries," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, May 31, 2005
"Utah Stands Up for the Children," by Marie Gryphon, Reason (Online), May 6, 2005
"States Legislators Group Calls for NCLB Overhaul," by Neal McCluskey, School Reform News, May 1, 2005
"Violence in Public Schools: A Dirty Secret," by Neal McCluskey, School Reform News, May 1, 2005
"School Accountability Accounting," by Neal McCluskey, Washington Times, April 24, 2005
"Empty Promise," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, April 10, 2005
"Public High School Grads Unprepared for College, Work," by Neal McCluskey, School Reform News, April 1, 2005
"College Un-Prep: Are Schools--or Students--to Blame?," by Neal McCluskey, School Reform News, April 1, 2005
"What Women Want," by Neal McCluskey, Inside Higher ED, March 30, 2005
"Don't Blame the Market," by Neal McCluskey, Inside Higher ED, March 7, 2005
"Choosing Choice: The battle for school choice in Utah," by David Salisbury, National Review (Online), March 2, 2005
"Pork U. : Higher Education's Scramble for Federal Cash," by Neal McCluskey, Reason (Online), March 1, 2005
"Striking a Deal on Professors’ Free Speech," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), February 21, 2005
"Education Law Encourages Fuzzy Math," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, February 18, 2005
"Real Education Reform," by David Salisbury, New York Sun, February 17, 2005
"Pair Merit Pay, School Choice," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, February 17, 2005
"Defund Everyone," by John Samples, Cato.org, February 4, 2005
"Privatize the Evolution Battle," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, January 21, 2005
"Higher and Higher and Higher Education," by Gary Wolfram, Cato.org, January 15, 2005
"Dracula Landlords and Charter Schools," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), December 22, 2004
"Evolution Sticker Shock," by Will Wilkinson, Reason (Online), December 13, 2004
"Learning Intolerance," by Neal McCluskey, Akron Beacon Journal, December 3, 2004
""Ownership Society" Should Start with Education," by David Salisbury and Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, November 20, 2004
"On Education, Bush and Kerry Have Much in Common," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), October 27, 2004
"Voters, Don't Accept Schoolyard Bribes," by Neal McCluskey, The Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2004
"Taxpayers Suffer from Exaggerated Death of Affordable U.," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, October 2, 2004
"Presidential Candidates and the School Yard Bribe," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 16, 2004
"Changing School Choice Strategy," by Adam B. Schaeffer, TCSdaily.com, September 13, 2004
"Schools Shouldn't Play Doctor," by Michael F. Cannon and Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, July 14, 2004
"Wither the NEA?," by Neal McCluskey, Desert Dispatch, July 13, 2004
"No Federal Failure Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), July 12, 2004
"The Affirmative Action Myth," by Marie Gryphon, Fox News (Online), July 14, 2004
"What Are We Teaching Our Kids?," by David Boaz, Cato.org, July 7, 2004
"D.C. School Choice: Just Getting Started," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), June 18, 2004
"How to move beyond Brown," by Neal McCluskey, Charlotte Post, June 10, 2004
"Atlanta's Segregated Schools -- in 2004," by Eric Wearne, Cato.org, May 17, 2004
"Brown At 50: Still Separate," by David Salisbury, New York Post, May 17, 2004
"No, Virginia, There is No Such Thing as School Choice," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Doublethink, May 15, 2004
"On This Side of the Floodgate," by Gerard Robinson, Cato.org, May 11, 2004
"I Could Make a Living... Kerry Spins the College Crowd," by Neal McCluskey, The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 2004
"Glitzy Texts, Dull Students," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Philanthropy Magazine, May 1, 2004
"Kerry: Rockin' the Taxpayer's Wallet," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, April 27, 2004
"School Choice Boosts Public School Performance," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, April 3, 2004
"Terrorism: The Next Generation," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, March 5, 2004
"Slouching on Principle," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), March 1, 2004
"Elimination Lost: What happened to abolishing the Department of Education?," by Veronique de Rugy and Marie Gryphon, National Review (Online), February 11, 2004
"Court Won't Deliver Goods in Scholarship Case," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, January 16, 2004
"School Reform Options: Rock or Hard Place?," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, December 26, 2003
"Tax Credits Keep the "Choice" in School Choice," by H. Lillian Omand, Cato.org, November 11, 2003
"Taxpayers Carry the College Cost Load," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, November 7, 2003
"The Selective "Right to Choose"," by David Boaz, Cato.org, November 5, 2003
"Taxation U.," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), November 4, 2003
"CBS: Stumbling Through the Dark Side in Home-schooling Report," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, October 29, 2003
"Parents: Save Yourselves and Your Children," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, October 28, 2003
"Can Antidiscrimination Laws Corrupt Religious Schools?," by David E. Bernstein, Fox News (Online), October 16, 2003
"Lies, Distortions and School Choice," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, October 13, 2003
"School Choice Bill in D.C. Reflects Legacy of Educational Freedom," by Marie Gryphon and Emily A. Meyer, Fox News (Online), October 9, 2003
"Giving D.C. Kids the Best Education Available," by Casey Lartigue, National Review (Online), October 7, 2003
"Head Start Should Take a Lesson from Welfare Reform," by Michael D. Tanner and Jenifer Zeigler, Cato.org, October 6, 2003
"School Voucher Venture," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, September 21, 2003
"Private Schools Cost Less Than You May Think," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, September 8, 2003
"Education Means Emancipation," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, September 3, 2003
"Most Private Schools Aren't Expensive," by David Salisbury, Houston Chronicle, August 29, 2003
"Let's Re-think the Class-Size Amendment," by Dominick Armentano, Cato.org, August 10, 2003
"Educational Freedom Day in D.C.: A Trial Run," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, August 1, 2003
"Happy Birthday, Zelman," by Marie Gryphon, Brooklyn Daily Eagle & Daily Bulletin, July 14, 2003
"Court Evades Duty on Affirmative Action," by Marie Gryphon, Fox News (Online), July 2, 2003
"Lessons from MLK: The school-choice battle gets intense.," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, June 11, 2003
"Mayor Williams Wants School Vouchers for D.C.," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 30, 2003
"School Choice Movement Must Fight Restrictions on Private Schools," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, May 8, 2003
"School-Choicers Must Fight Private-School Regulations," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), May 6, 2003
"Keeping the Nation at Risk," by David Salisbury and Myron Lieberman, American Prowler, April 25, 2003
"Keeping the Nation at Risk: How the Teacher Unions Block Reforms," by David Salisbury, New York Post, April 21, 2003
"A Practical Guide to Legislating 'True Private Choice'," by Marie Gryphon, School Reform News, April 1, 2003
"Michigan Case Reveals Truth About Preferences," by Marie Gryphon, Washington Times, March 30, 2003
"Accountability to Parents Is Best," by Marie Gryphon, United Press International, March 28, 2003
"D.C. Officials Send Their Kids to Private Schools but Oppose School Choice," by Casey Lartigue, Washington Times, March 15, 2003
"School Choice Mood Swings," by Casey Lartigue, Washington Times, March 15, 2003
"Don't Settle for Limited School Choice Programs," by John Merrifield and David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), March 4, 2003
"School Choice Can Help States Meet Budget Challenges," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, February 14, 2003
"When the Mission Is Mediocrity: If the D.C. Public Schools Want to Improve, They'll Need to Aim Higher," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, November 24, 2002
"Why Not Sue 'Big Schooling'?," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, November 23, 2002
"Pulling Up Stakes from Failing Public Schools," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, November 6, 2002
"Rolling Back the Teacher Union Juggernaut," by Myron Lieberman, Cato.org, September 5, 2002
"How Conservative Is President Bush?," by Veronique de Rugy, Cato.org, August 3, 2002
"Private Giving to Public Schools: Does it Work?," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, July 19, 2002
"School Choice for Special Ed," by Marie Gryphon and David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), July 10, 2002
"High Court Decision Reflects True Spirit of the Constitution," by Marie Gryphon, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, July 6, 2002
"Trust for Parents' Picks," by Casey Lartigue, Washington Times, June 29, 2002
"The Stuff of Kids Dreams," by Clint Bolick, National Review (Online), June 28, 2002
"Bush Confusing 'Freedom' With 'Service'," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), June 27, 2002
"High Court Hands Vouchers a Victory," by Clint Bolick, FOX News Channel, June 27, 2002
"Are Education Tax Credits on the Way?," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, June 22, 2002
"In Parents We Trust?," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, June 18, 2002
"Reforms Crucial to Special Education," by Marie Gryphon, Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 14, 2002
"Edison's Mess Is No Referendum on Privatization," by Marie Gryphon, Washington Times, June 9, 2002
"Private Schools Promote Public Spirit," by Marie Gryphon, Charlotte Post, May 30, 2002
"Fly-by-Night Public Schools," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 24, 2002
"Prediction: IDEA Will Continue Down the Wrong Path," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, May 22, 2002
"Does More Schooling Equal Better Results?," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 17, 2002
"Education by Polls," by Casey Lartigue, National Review (Online), March 21, 2002
"School Choice -- Then and Now," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, March 18, 2002
"Religion It's Not: Education Reform and its Enemies," by Marie Gryphon, Charlotte Post, March 14, 2002
"A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom," by David Salisbury, Cato.org, March 1, 2002
"Bush's Five-Year Education Plan," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, March 1, 2002
"Helping Kids Succeed in School Is Not "Creaming"," by Casey Lartigue, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, February 24, 2002
"School Choice: It Works and It's Constitutional," by Robert A. Levy, Cato.org, February 14, 2002
"Parents Choose," by Robert A. Levy, Cato.org, February 14, 2002
"It's Time for Change in D.C.'s Schools," by Dan Lips, Cato.org, February 11, 2002
"Bureaucracy Hurts Reform," by David Salisbury, USA Today, February 5, 2002
"Preschool is No Answer," by David Salisbury, USA Today, January 10, 2002
"Put One of Arizona's Schools on Your Gift List," by Dan Lips, East Valley Tribune, December 27, 2001
"More Testing Won't Improve Education," by Dan Lips, Fox News (Online), December 20, 2001
"Marion Barry's Lost Generation," by Dan Lips, Cato.org, December 11, 2001
"Unions vs. Education: Teachers Unions Beat the Latest Reform Initiative," by David Boaz, National Review (Online), November 20, 2001
"New Education Bill Offers False Hope," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), November 10, 2001
"School-Choice Alternatives," by Dan Lips, National Review (Online), September 6, 2001
"Arizona Tax Credit Provides New Hope for Parents ... and for School Choice," by Carrie Lips, USA Today, August 23, 2001
"Arizona School-Choice Plan Provides Model," by Carrie Lips, USA Today (Online), August 22, 2001
"Trading Sippy-Cups for School Desks," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, August 14, 2001
"Congress Trashes Local Control of Schools," by David Boaz, Cato.org, June 23, 2001
"Reagan's ABCs," by Dan Lips, Cato.org, June 1, 2001
"Teachers Deserve Merit Pay, Not Special Interest Pay," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, May 22, 2001
"Up from Mediocrity," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Carrie Lips and Dan Lips, National Review (Online), May 15, 2001
"Unlocking Parent Power," by Sheldon L. Richman, National Review (Online), May 14, 2001
"Put Parents in Control," by Darcy Ann Olsen, USA Today, May 10, 2001
"Education Tax Credits Can Give NH Parents and Students More Choice," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Dan Lips, Union Leader, April 26, 2001
"Education Tax Credits Can Give NH Parents and Students More Choice," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Dan Lips, Union Leader, April 26, 2001
"It's the Children, Stupid," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Dan Lips, Washington Times, February 19, 2001
"Vouching for Bush," by Darcy Ann Olsen, National Review (Online), January 25, 2001
"Give Parents the Reins," by Darcy Ann Olsen, USA Today, January 24, 2001
"Another Path To School Choice," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Matthew J. Brouillette, Cato.org, December 7, 2000
"The New Trend In Education: For-Profit Schools," by Carrie Lips, Cato.org, November 29, 2000
"Semantics and School Choice," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, November 7, 2000
"Empowering Parents Through School Choice," by Philip Vassallo, Cato.org, October 20, 2000
"Gore Federalizes Early Childhood:
And Bush lets him get away with it.," by Darcy Ann Olsen, National Review (Online), September 13, 2000
"It's Time to Stop Head Start," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Human Events, September 1, 2000
"School Choice for Fortunate Sons," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Dan Lips, Knight-Ridder, August 24, 2000
"Dems of Cheney's School," by Casey Lartigue, New York Post, August 22, 2000
"Gore On the Wrong Side of History," by Casey Lartigue, Korea Times, August 24, 2000
"Canceling Summer Vacation," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Washington Times, June 20, 2000
"Home Schooling and Histrionics," by Isabel Lyman, Cato.org, May 31, 2000
"You'll Never Guess What South Korea Frowns Upon," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 28, 2000
"The Department of Education: An Anti-Celebration," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, May 4, 2000
"A New Twist on Parental Choice," by Tom G. Palmer, Cato.org, March 1, 2000
"Home Schoolers Face Barriers in Oklahoma," by Isabel Lyman, Cato.org, December 13, 1999
"When Schools Already Get so Much Money, Do They Need More?," by Benjamin Zycher, Los Angeles Times, October 29, 1999
"Who Should Decide What Amy Should Eat?," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Arizona Republic, October 2, 1999
"Politicizing Class Size," by Casey Lartigue, Education Week, September 29, 1999
"Benefits of Preschool Don't Last," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 10, 1999
"Preschool in the Nanny State," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Weekly Standard, August 9, 1999
"Al and the Education Factory," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, July 27, 1999
"Anti-Channel One Crusade Is Failing," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 24, 1999
"Don't Cry for Me, Head Start," by Darcy Ann Olsen and Eric Olsen, Cato.org, April 15, 1999
"Just Another Buzzword," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, January 29, 1999
"Illiteracy -- The Bad News and the Good," by David Boaz, Cato.org, January 20, 1999
"Day Care: Parents versus Professional Advocates," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, June 1, 1998
"America's Most Costly Educational Failure," by Paul Ciotti, Investor's Business Daily, April 29, 1998
"Homeschooling: The Best Education Reform," by Isabel Lyman, Cato.org, March 24, 1998
"Federal Child Care Plans: Solutions in Search of a Problem," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, March 4, 1998
"The Nanny State," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Cato.org, February 2, 1998
"Why Schools Fail," by Bruce Goldberg, Cato.org, December 26, 1996
"Washington Parody: Small Government, Ira Style," by Doug Bandow, Copley News Service, October 31, 1996
"Parents vs. School Officials: Who Decides?," by David Boaz, Washington Times, October 17, 1996
"A Right to Safer Schools," by David Boaz, Cato.org, February 25, 1995
"The Sky Is Not Falling!," by Neal McCluskey, Albany Journal, July 8, 2004
"The Tuition Aid Trap," by Neal McCluskey, Washington Times, October 9, 2003
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