Adam B. Schaeffer
Former Policy Analyst
Adam Schaeffer is a former policy analyst with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Schaeffer’s academic training is in American politics, with a focus on political behavior, psychology, and media effects. He received his MA in Social Science at the University of Chicago before pursuing his Ph.D., is a former NRI Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and an adjunct scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Schaeffer has commented on a range of political issues in publications such as National Review Online, RealClearPolitics, and TCS Daily.
Articles and Newsletters
"School Choice Snapshot: A 2006 Survey of U.S. Policy and Advocacy Organizations," Mackinac Center Policy Brief, Oct. 2, 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"School Choice's Ace in the Hole," USA TODAY (MAGAZINE), March 4, 2008
"Round Yon Tax Credit," American Spectator (Online), December 21, 2007
"A Voucher Defeat in Utah," The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2007
"How Many Objections Can Dance on the Head of a Voucher?," National Review (Online), September 17, 2007
"Go Big," National Review (Online), September 14, 2007
Multimedia
"A Huckabeean Education Agenda" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, January 3, 2008 [Flash Audio, 05:30]
"State Constitutions and School Choice" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, September 26, 2007 [Flash Audio, 05:01]
"Public Opinion and School Choice" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, September 10, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:23]
"Education Tax Credits Versus Vouchers" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, September 5, 2007 [Flash Audio, 04:53]
"Mayor Fenty’s Curriculum" featuring Adam B. Schaeffer, January 4, 2007 [Flash Audio, 03:42]