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Education and Child Policy > Federal Education Policy
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).
Cato Studies
"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
"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," by Marie Gryphon, Policy Analysis no. 579, September 25, 2006
Opinion and Commentary
"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
Events
"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]
"Why Darwin Matters: The Case against Intelligent Design," October 12, 2006 [Book Forum]
Multimedia
"National Standards Mean Federal Control" featuring Neal McCluskey, June 22, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:44]
Daniel J. Mitchell on cutting the Dept. of Education on CNBC's Street Signs June 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 07:10]
"Killing D.C. Vouchers Softly" featuring Neal McCluskey, April 17, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:15]
"The Beautiful Tree" featuring James Tooley, April 16, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:06]
"The Push for Universal Pre-K" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, March 23, 2009 [Flash Audio, 06:03]
