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Andrew J. Coulson
Director of the Center for Educational Freedom
Andrew J. Coulson is the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Previously, he was senior fellow in Education Policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. He serves on the Advisory Council of the E.G. West Centre for Market Solutions in Education at the University of Newcastle, UK, and has contributed to books published by the Fraser Institute and the Hoover Institution. He is author of Market Education: The Unknown History, the only book to address contemporary education policy questions by drawing on case studies from across the entire span of recorded human history. Coulson has written for academic journals, including the Journal of Research in the Teaching of English, the Journal of School Choice, and the Education Policy Analysis Archives and for newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Canada's Globe and Mail. He has appeared on national television and radio. Coulson lives in Seattle, Washington.
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E-Mail: acoulson@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"K-12 Education," Chapter 20 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
What America Can Learn from School Choice in Other Countries, contributor (2005).
Educational Freedom in Urban America, contributor (2004).
Market Education: The Unknown History (New Brunswick: Transaction Press, 1999)
Cato Studies
"Do Vouchers and Tax Credits Increase Private School Regulation?," Working Paper no. 1, October 5, 2010.
"Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence," Policy Analysis no. 620, September 10, 2008.
"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," Policy Analysis no. 618, July 1, 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.
"The Cato Education Market Index," Policy Analysis no. 585, December 13, 2006.
Articles and Newsletters
"The Effects of Teachers Unions on American Education," Cato Journal, Winter 2010.
"Questioning the 'Chicago Miracle'," Research Note, July 15, 2009.
"Comparing Public, Private, and Market Schools: The International Evidence," Journal of School Choice, January 2009.
"Measuring Market Education: Suggestions for Ranking School Choice Reforms," Cato Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Spring/Summer 2005.
"Are Public Schools Hazardous to Public Education?," Education Week, vol. 18, no. 30, April 7, 1999.
Opinion and Commentary
"Tax Credits Better for Schools Than Vouchers," Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 2011
"A "Winn" for Education and Freedom of Conscience," Huffington Post, April 12, 2011
"Premji's Gift and the Future of Education in India," Huffington Post, December 20, 2010
"Buffett and Gates Are Wrong about What Schools Need," San Jose Mercury News, July 18, 2010
"Escalante Stood and Delivered. It's Our Turn.," The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2010
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Don't Let the Aphorism Be the Enemy of Thought," May 23, 2011
"Turns out State Schooling Isn't Communist after all...," May 20, 2011
"Calling a Spade a Spade," May 19, 2011
"Willie Nelson Endorses Gary Johnson for President," May 18, 2011
"Dear Journalists, Donations Are Not 'State Money'," May 17, 2011
Legal Briefs
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, August 4, 2010 (PDF, 201 KB)
Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn, March 22, 2010 (PDF, 170 KB)
Events
"Cloning "Superman": What Other Countries Already Know about Scaling Up Good Schools," January 28, 2011 [Policy Forum]
"America's Top Models: Can the Nation's Best Charter Schools Be Brought to Scale?," October 2, 2009 [Book Forum]
"The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves," April 15, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Markets vs. Standards: Debating the Future of American Education," April 16, 2008 [Policy Forum]
"Should Congress Reauthorize NCLB?," September 5, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"The Impact of Federal Involvement in America's Classrooms," February 10, 2011
Multimedia
Andrew J. Coulson discusses teachers unions on NPR (May 15, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 04:07]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses education tax credits and voucher programs on WSPD's The Brian Wilson Show (February 22, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 12:34]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses his testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on KRAI's The Cari and Rob Show (February 16, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 06:52]
Andrew J. Coulson discusses school choice and tax credits on WSPD's The Brian Wilson Show (February 1, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 14:59]
Cloning "Superman": What Other Countries Already Know about Scaling Up Good Schools (January 28, 2011) [Events, 01:31:09]
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