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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).

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).

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Cato Studies

"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

"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

"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

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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

"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

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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]

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

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

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