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Adam B. Schaeffer
Policy Analyst, Center for Educational Freedom
Adam B. Schaeffer is a policy analyst with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom.
Schaeffer is a former NRI Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and adjunct scholar at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He has commented on a range of political issues in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, and RealClearPolitics.
Schaeffer received his Ph.D. in American politics, with a focus in political behavior, media effects, and coalitional politics, from the University of Virginia and his MA in Social Science from the University of Chicago. His dissertation assessed the potential for different combinations of private school choice policies and messages to expand and mobilize elite and mass support. Schaeffer has an extensive background in online survey development, messaging experiments, and the strategic analysis of message, policy, and audience interactions.
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E-Mail: aschaeffer@cato.org
Cato Studies
"They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools," Policy Analysis no. 662, March 10, 2010.
"The Poverty of Preschool Promises: Saving Children and Money with the Early Education Tax Credit," Policy Analysis no. 641, August 3, 2009.
"The Public Education Tax Credit," Policy Analysis no. 605, December 5, 2007.
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
"A Responsible Choice," National Review (Online), January 28, 2010
"De-fund the Detroit Public Schools," Detroit Free Press (Online), August 4, 2009
"Tax Credits, Not Vouchers, Are Keeping School Choice a Viable Option," Culpeper Star-Exponent, June 25, 2009
"School Choice Support Has Mainstreamed," Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1, 2009
"Investing in What Doesn't Work," by Neal McCluskey and Adam B. Schaeffer, RealClearPolitics.com, February 4, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Charters No Substitute for Private Innovation," February 3, 2010
"Less Is More in Education Funding," January 28, 2010
"Fairfax Schools to Get More Money, District Claims Penury ," January 15, 2010
"Head Start EPIC FAIL," January 13, 2010
"How to Fix County Budget Problems," December 16, 2009
Multimedia
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses school choice on WSPD's The Brian Wilson Show March 17, 2010 [Flash Audio, 15:56]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses school spending on KFI's The John and Ken Show March 16, 2010 [Flash Audio, 12:29]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses school spending on KTTH's The David Boze Show March 16, 2010 [Flash Audio, 08:17]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses his paper "They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools" on WLS' The Don Wade and Roma Show March 15, 2010 [Flash Audio, 07:52]
Adam B. Schaeffer discusses his paper "They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools" on KSL's Utah's Morning News with Grant and Amanda March 15, 2010 [Flash Audio, 03:09]
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