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Neal McCluskey
Associate Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
Neal McCluskey is the associate director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Prior to arriving at Cato, McCluskey served in the U.S. Army, taught high school English, and was a freelance reporter covering municipal government and education in suburban New Jersey. More recently, he was a policy analyst at the Center for Education Reform. McCluskey is the author of the book Feds in the Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts, Cripples, and Compromises American Education, and his writings have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, Baltimore Sun, and Forbes. In addition to his written work, McCluskey has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, the Fox News Channel, and numerous radio programs. McCluskey holds a master’s degree in political science from Rutgers University.
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E-Mail: nmccluskey@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Higher Education," Chapter 21 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Feds In The Classroom: How Big Government Corrupts,Cripples, and Compromises American Education, (2007).
"Cato Handbook on Policy, 6th edition," Chapter 29: Higher Education, February 2005.
Cato Studies
"Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Curriculum Standards," Policy Analysis no. 661, February 17, 2010.
"Unbearable Burden? Living and Paying Student Loans as a First-Year Teacher," Policy Analysis no. 629, December 15, 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," Policy Analysis no. 587, January 23, 2007.
"Corruption in the Public Schools: The Market Is the Answer," Policy Analysis no. 542, April 20, 2005.
Articles and Newsletters
"Book Review: The Making of Americans: Democracy and Our Schools," Cato Journal, Winter 2010, vol. 30, no. 1.
"How High Is Teacher Pay in Oklahoma?," Oklahoma Journal of Public Affairs, June 2009, vol. 16, no. 6.
"Book Review: See Government Grow: Education Politics from Johnson to Reagan," Cato Journal, Winter 2008, vol. 28, no. 1.
"As American as Bavarian Cream Pie," Cato Policy Report, July/August 2008, vol. 30, no. 4.
"Book Review: Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much," Cato Journal, Winter 2005, vol. 25, no. 1.
Opinion and Commentary
"End Fed ED," Washington Times, February 22, 2010
"College Football Very Taxing," Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 30, 2009
"Obama Gets Inflated Grade on Education Reform," Detroit News, November 14, 2009
"Government Role Will Leave Us with the Bill," Minneapolis Star Tribune, September 30, 2009
"Where's the Evidence?," National Review (Online), September 17, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"SAFRA-ficed?," March 18, 2010
"Run Away from ‘Common’ Education Standards ," March 18, 2010
"Obama's Education Proposal Still a Bottomless Bag," March 15, 2010
"Ravitch-and-Hirsch-topia.," March 12, 2010
"Gagging on SAFRA," March 12, 2010
Events
"Taking Control of Spiraling College Costs," October 6, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Does Public Higher Ed Funding Drive Economic Growth?," January 14, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality," October 8, 2008 [Book 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]
Speeches and Testimony
"Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future," February 13, 2008.
Multimedia
Neal McCluskey discusses national education standards on Compass Media Network's The Lars Larson Show March 17, 2010 [Flash Audio, 06:27]
Neal McCluskey discusses the four day school week on WOR's The John Gambling Show March 15, 2010 [Flash Audio, 09:54]
Neal McCluskey on national education standards on WTTG FOX 5 March 12, 2010 [Flash Video, 05:56]
Neal McCluskey discusses school choice on NPR affiliate KCRW March 12, 2010 [Flash Audio, 35:32]
Neal McCluskey discusses SAFRA on WRVA's Richmond's Morning News with Jimmy Barrett March 10, 2010 [Flash Audio, 05:41]
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