Education

Cato's education research is grounded in the understanding that education works best when it is rooted in free decisions. Parents must be able to choose the education they think best for their children, and educators must be able to teach as they see fit. In higher education, those who will reap the benefits of their education should pay with their own money, or funds voluntarily given by others. And early‐childhood education must be the purview of families and providers, not government.

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February 28, 2018
Washington Examiner

As DC Families Go to Charter Schools, Maybe Government Funding Should, Too
D.C. public charter schools are 67 percent more cost-effective and produce an 85 percent higher return-on-investment than their neighboring district schools.
By Corey A. DeAngelis
February 21, 2018
Washington Examiner

Teachers’ Unions Profit While Kids Pick up the Tab
Even as the nation’s highest court mulls expanding freedom for thousands of government workers, the case against forcing governments to bargain begins to grow.
By Corey A. DeAngelis and Ben DeGrow
February 12, 2018
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Stop Funding Georgia Charter Schools ‘on the Cheap’
By Corey A. DeAngelis
February 7, 2018
The Detroit News

Charters Do More with Less
Policymakers in Michigan should treat taxpayer money as if it were their own – and invest wisely.
By Corey A. DeAngelis and Ben DeGrow
February 7, 2018
USA Today

Study: School Choice for All Would Jump Start Mississippi Economy
School choice for all could catapult Mississippi from the back-of-the-pack in education to a position as a national leader in education reform.
By Will Flanders and Corey A. DeAngelis
February 5, 2018
The 74 Million

Trump Didn’t Mention School Choice in His State of the Union — Thankfully
By Corey A. DeAngelis
January 31, 2018
Washington Examiner

You Needn’t Be Catholic to Learn the Lesson of Catholic Schools Week
Instead of setting up pitched battles to control a single school system, attach money to children, give educators autonomy to teach what and how they see fit, and let diverse people freely choose what their kids will learn.
By Neal McCluskey
January 30, 2018
TownHall.com

The Evidence on School Choice Is Far from “Mixed”
By Corey A. DeAngelis
January 22, 2018
Washington Examiner

More Private School Choice Helps Students Worldwide
Make every week school choice week.
By Corey A. DeAngelis
December 15, 2017
The Hill (Online)

Conservatives Go against Principles by Meddling in Education
To keep in line with tax simplification and the Constitution, conservatives should look to eliminate the 529 “incentive,” not expand it to K-12 education.
By Neal McCluskey
November 7, 2017
Washington Examiner

For-Profit Colleges vs. Community Colleges
Neither community colleges nor for-profit schools are, on the whole, producing very good outcomes.
By Neal McCluskey
November 3, 2017
Foundation for Economic Education

Libertarians Were Not Wrong About School Choice
The abundance of the evidence also shows that private school choice increases civic skills such as student tolerance and civic engagement.
By Corey A. DeAngelis
October 25, 2017
Washington Times

Misconceptions about Free Speech Begin before College
Those concerned by the state of free speech on college campuses should look to the dismal state of free expression in American high schools, where students are routinely treated to a multiyear lesson in the value of quashing expression.
By John Samples
October 25, 2017
Washington Times

College Students Should Learn from the Supreme Court: Free Speech Protects Everyone
The First Amendment should not be a right-left issue. Everyone benefits from the robust protection of free expression.
By Josh Blackman
October 5, 2017
United Press International

Don’t Blame the Librarian, Blame the System
The true problem is the public schooling system in which she works.
By Neal McCluskey

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As DC Families Go to Charter Schools, Maybe Government Funding Should, Too

Teachers’ Unions Profit While Kids Pick up the Tab

Stop Funding Georgia Charter Schools ‘on the Cheap’

Charters Do More with Less

Study: School Choice for All Would Jump Start Mississippi Economy

Trump Didn’t Mention School Choice in His State of the Union — Thankfully

You Needn’t Be Catholic to Learn the Lesson of Catholic Schools Week

The Evidence on School Choice Is Far from “Mixed”

More Private School Choice Helps Students Worldwide

Conservatives Go against Principles by Meddling in Education

For-Profit Colleges vs. Community Colleges

Libertarians Were Not Wrong About School Choice

Misconceptions about Free Speech Begin before College

College Students Should Learn from the Supreme Court: Free Speech Protects Everyone

Don’t Blame the Librarian, Blame the System