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"Do Education Tax Credits Save Money?," by Andrew J. Coulson, Cato.org, October 20, 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

"Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Mr. President," by Andrew J. Coulson, Forbes, September 8, 2009

"A Right to Schooling, But Not to Education," by Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, South China Morning Post, August 14, 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

"D.C. Should Create Its Own School Voucher Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, DC Examiner, May 29, 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

"Black-Market Schools," by James Tooley, National Review (Online), April 29, 2009

"In Education, 100 Days of Rhetoric and Not a Minute of Real Reform," by Neal McCluskey, TownHall.com, April 29, 2009

"School Choice Support Has Mainstreamed," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1, 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

"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

"School Choice Works for Tight Times," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Orange County Register, January 22, 2009

"School Tax Credit Can Help Kids and the State," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Newark Star-Ledger, December 15, 2008

"What Should Liberals Liberalize?," by Daniel B. Klein, Cato.org, December 11, 2008

"Save Parents the Lecture," by Neal McCluskey, EducationNews.org, November 3, 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

"North Kitsap Schools Aren't Underfunded," by Andrew J. Coulson, North Kitsap Herald, June 21, 2008

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

"The Real Cost of Public Schools," by Andrew J. Coulson, Washington Post, April 6, 2008

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

"No Longer Choosing Choice," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, February 21, 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

"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

"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

"CEOs Learning About Education," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, September 25, 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

"Will the Fighting Never End?," by Neal McCluskey, Examiner.com, July 11, 2007

"People Are Ready for Real Education Reform," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Post and Courier, June 28, 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

"Will Strickland's Proposal to Cut the EdChoice Program Pay Off?," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Cato.org, March 26, 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

"When Mayors Play Principal," by Adam B. Schaeffer, American Spectator, January 9, 2007

"Counting by Race," by Andrew J. Coulson, TCSdaily.com, December 15, 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

"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

"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

"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

"In Book-Banning Story, the System Is Scrooge," by Neal McCluskey, DC Examiner, December 29, 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

"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

"Public School Daze," by David Salisbury, Washington Times, September 7, 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

"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

"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

"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

"Choosing Choice: The battle for school choice in Utah," by David Salisbury, National Review (Online), March 2, 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

"Privatize the Evolution Battle," by Neal McCluskey, Cato.org, January 21, 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

"Voters, Don't Accept Schoolyard Bribes," by Neal McCluskey, The Baltimore Sun, October 12, 2004

"Changing School Choice Strategy," by Adam B. Schaeffer, TCSdaily.com, September 13, 2004

"Wither the NEA?," by Neal McCluskey, Desert Dispatch, July 13, 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

"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

"Slouching on Principle," by Adam B. Schaeffer, National Review (Online), March 1, 2004

"Can Antidiscrimination Laws Corrupt Religious Schools?," by David E. Bernstein, Fox News (Online), October 16, 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

"School Voucher Venture," by Alan Reynolds, Washington Times, September 21, 2003

"Most Private Schools Aren't Expensive," by David Salisbury, Houston Chronicle, August 29, 2003

"Most Private Schools Aren't Expensive," by David Salisbury, Houston Chronicle, August 29, 2003

"Happy Birthday, Zelman," by Marie Gryphon, Brooklyn Daily Eagle & Daily Bulletin, July 14, 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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"Education by Polls," by Casey Lartigue, National Review (Online), March 21, 2002

"Religion It's Not: Education Reform and its Enemies," by Marie Gryphon, Charlotte Post, March 14, 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

"Bureaucracy Hurts Reform," by David Salisbury, USA Today, February 5, 2002

"Put One of Arizona's Schools on Your Gift List," by Dan Lips, East Valley Tribune, December 27, 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

"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

"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

"Gore On the Wrong Side of History," by Casey Lartigue, Korea Times, August 24, 2000

"Home Schoolers Face Barriers in Oklahoma," by Isabel Lyman, Cato.org, December 13, 1999

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



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