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Marie Gryphon

Adjunct Scholar

Marie Gryphon is Director of Educational Programs at the Institute for Humane Studies and Adjunct Scholar at Cato. Gryphon previously served as a legal and policy analyst on education issues with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the Dallas Morning News, the Star-Leger, Forbes, FoxNews.com, National Review Online, and the Orange County Register. She holds a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law and is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in public policy at Harvard University.




Cato Studies

"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," Policy Analysis no. 579, September 25, 2006.

"The Affirmative Action Myth," Policy Analysis no. 540, April 13, 2005.

"Our History of Educational Freedom: What It Should Mean for Families Today," by Marie Gryphon and Emily A. Meyer, Policy Analysis no. 492, October 8, 2003.

"True Private Choice: A Practical Guide to School Choice after Zelman v. Simmons-Harris," Policy Analysis no. 466, February 4, 2003.

"Escaping IDEA: Freeing Parents, Teachers, and Students through Deregulation and Choice," by Marie Gryphon and David Salisbury, Policy Analysis no. 444, July 10, 2002.

Opinion and Commentary

"Let the Money Follow the Student," Cato.org, December 28, 2006

"Better Teachers: A Lesson Plan," Business Week, October 16, 2006

"Vouchers Hit the Burbs," American Spectator (Online), August 30, 2005

"Vouching for Milwaukee," American Spectator (Online), July 26, 2005

"Utah Stands Up for the Children," Reason (Online), May 6, 2005

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Events

"Giving Kids the Chaff: How to Find and Keep the Teachers We Need," September 25, 2006 [Policy Forum]




Multimedia

Daily Podcast "A Lesson on Teaching" featuring Marie Gryphon, September 28, 2006 [Flash Audio, 05:22]