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Federal Education Policy

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"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

"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

"The Case against National School Standards," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Daily News, August 14, 2009

"SAFRA Stinks," by Neal McCluskey, Forbes, August 10, 2009

"Time To End The Monopoly In Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, Investor's Business Daily, July 16, 2009

"Keep Steering Clear of National Standards," by Neal McCluskey, Spartanburg Herald Journal, June 15, 2009

"Obama's Compromise on D.C.'s School Vouchers Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Washington Post, May 10, 2009

"In Education, 100 Days of Rhetoric and Not a Minute of Real Reform," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, 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

"Let's Not Play Standards Roulette," by Neal McCluskey, Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 18, 2009

"Obama on Education: Change or Politics as Usual," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, March 18, 2009

"Congress' Sneaky Slap at DC's Kids," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Post, February 26, 2009

"Investing in What Doesn't Work," by Neal McCluskey and Adam B. Schaeffer, RealClearPolitics.com, February 4, 2009

"The Bush Years Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, December 13, 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

"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

"Conservative War on Good Education," by Neal McCluskey, ednews.org, October 28, 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

"No Standards Left Behind," by Neal McCluskey, The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2007

"Beyond "Brown"," by Andrew J. Coulson, New York Post, July 2, 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

"'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

"A Puny Step Forward," by Neal McCluskey, American Spectator, March 1, 2007

"The Big Three," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, January 18, 2007

"Democrats' Middle-Class Payoff," by Neal McCluskey, Human Events, January 11, 2007

"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

"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

"They’re All Federal Educators Now," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 25, 2006

"Busting the Myth About Shrinking College Financial Aid," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), June 16, 2006

"Libertarianism and Poverty," by Arnold Kling, TCSdaily.com, June 5, 2006

"Answer to NCLB Failure Is School Choice," by Neal McCluskey, Fox News (Online), May 19, 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

"Case Shows Need for More Freedom in Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, December 25, 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

"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

"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

"Education Law Encourages Fuzzy Math," by Marie Gryphon, Cato.org, February 18, 2005

"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

"Presidential Candidates and the School Yard Bribe," by Neal McCluskey, National Review (Online), September 16, 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

"Brown At 50: Still Separate," by David Salisbury, New York Post, May 17, 2004

"Glitzy Texts, Dull Students," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Philanthropy Magazine, May 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

"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

"School-Choicers Must Fight Private-School Regulations," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), May 6, 2003

"Keeping the Nation at Risk: How the Teacher Unions Block Reforms," by David Salisbury, New York Post, April 21, 2003

"Accountability to Parents Is Best," by Marie Gryphon, United Press International, March 28, 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

"School Choice for Special Ed," by Marie Gryphon and David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), July 10, 2002

"More Testing Won't Improve Education," by Dan Lips, Fox News (Online), December 20, 2001

"New Education Bill Offers False Hope," by David Salisbury, Fox News (Online), November 10, 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

"Dems of Cheney's School," by Casey Lartigue, New York Post, August 22, 2000

"Canceling Summer Vacation," by Darcy Ann Olsen, Washington Times, June 20, 2000

"You'll Never Guess What South Korea Frowns Upon," by Casey Lartigue, Cato.org, May 28, 2000

"Politicizing Class Size," by Casey Lartigue, Education Week, September 29, 1999

"America's Most Costly Educational Failure," by Paul Ciotti, Investor's Business Daily, April 29, 1998

"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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