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Education Reform

The Journal of The James Madison Institute

"Junior Colleges to State Colleges: The Evolving Role of a Florida Treasure"
by Will Holcombe
Summer 2008 Journal

"Study: McKay Vouchers Aid Pupils Who Have Disabilities"
by Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters
Summer 2008 Journal

"Florida’s Blind Spot on School Spending"
by Greg Forster
Summer 2008 Journal

"An Analysis for Florida Voters: November’s 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 Constitutional Amendments"
JMI Staff
Summer 2008 Journal

Lieberman: "The Education Morass: Overcoming the Stalemate in American Education"
Reviewed by J. Stanley Marshall
Winter/Spring 2008 Journal

"Spending or Results? What Ought to Count in Education"
by Liam Julian
Winter/Spring 2008 Journal

"Private Higher Education: A Key to Florida’s Future"
by Edwin H. Moore
Fall 2007 Journal

"Bringing Stable Governance to Florida’s Universities"
by Robin Gibson
Fall 2007 Journal

"A Blast from the Past: A Critique of Florida’s System of Higher Education"
by Charles B. Reed
Fall 2007 Journal

"In the “Tuition” Debate, Follow the Money"
by Amar Ali
Summer 2007 Journal

"The High Price of Low Tuition"
by Jane Shaw
Summer 2007 Journal

"Dividing School Districts Would Cause Problems"
by William "Bill" Montford, III
Summer 2007 Journal

"School District Size: How Big Is Too Big?"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Summer 2007 Journal

"Why Florida Needs to Act Now to Save School Choice Programs"
by Jeanne Curtin
Spring 2007 Journal

"Against the Tide: Florida's Shameful Retreat from School Choice"
by Greg Forster
Spring 2007 Journal

"School Choice + Corporate Tax Credits: A Winning Combination for Florida"
by Mark S. Pritchett
Spring 2007 Journal

"Better Schools: The Education Legacy of Governor Jeb Bush"
by Patricia Levesque
Spring 2007 Journal

"Don't Know Much 'Bout History"
by Michael Camarda
Spring 2007 Journal

"Florida's Younger Generation: What They Don't Know Can Hurt Us"
by Bob Graham and Lou Frey
Spring 2007 Journal

"The Debate Over School Standards: Feds vs. States"
by Liam Julian
Fall 2006 Journal

"Why High School Kids Drop Out"
by Liam Julian
Summer 2006 Journal

"When Unaccountable Courts Meet Dysfunctional Schools"
by Frederick M. Hess
Summer 2006 Journal

"The 2006 Florida Education Summit"
Various Authors
Winter/Spring 2006 Journal

"God and Man at Yale, Revisited"
by Michael Camarda
Winter/Spring 2006 Journal

"Maybe the Best School District in Florida"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Winter/Spring 2006 Journal

"Why the Court Was Wrong on Vouchers"
by Clark Neily
Winter/Spring 2006 Journal

"The Mythology of Teacher Unions"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Fall 2005 Journal

"Why Florida Needs Paycheck Protection"
by S. Alex Bohler
Fall 2005 Journal

"The 65-Cent Solution"
by Rep. Adam Hasner
Fall 2005 Journal

"Reviving the State University System"
by E.T. York and George Bedell
Fall 2005 Journal

"Higher Education: A Different Perspective"
by Robert F. Sanchez
Fall 2005 Journal

"The Little Maneuver the Media Missed"
by Jere Moore
Fall 2005 Journal

"To Catch Up With Growth"
by Edwin H. Moore
Fall 2005 Journal

"Power Corrupts, Academic Style"
by George Leef
Fall 2005 Journal

"What's Wrong with History?"
by Thomas V. DiBacco
Fall 2005 Journal

"Middle School: Where Gains Turn Into Losses"
by Chester Finn
Fall 2005 Journal

"For Best Results, Invest Up Front"
by David Lawrence, Jr.
Fall 2005 Journal

"Little Lucy and the Class Cap Crisis"
by Robert F. Sanchez
Fall 2005 Journal

"Where to Find the 4-1-1 on Education"
by Liam Julian
Fall 2005 Journal

"School Choice Gets Put On Hold"
by Robert F. Sanchez
Summer 2005 Journal

"Academic Freedom: Foes Left and Right"
by Liam Julian
Summer 2005 Journal

"Academic Freedom as a Shield for AntiSemitism"
by Mitchell Bond
Summer 2005 Journal

"Teacher Supply and Free Markets
by Gary Landry
Spring 2005 Journal

"What Your Professors Won't Tell You: Why Diversity Stops at the Classroom Door
by Katherine A. Kersten
Spring 2005 Journal

"Harris Rosen: A Florida Educational Hero"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Spring/Summer 2004 Journal


"The Status of Florida’s Charter Schools"
by J. Stanley Marshall and Jennifer Rippner
Summer 2003 Journal


"Teacher Supply and Free Markets"
by Gary Landry
Fall 2002 Journal


"The Principle Difference is the Principal"
by J. Stanley Marshall and Gary Landry
Spring 2002 Journal


"Say It Isn’t So"
Spring 2002 Journal


"U.S. Supreme Court to Review School Choice - At Last"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Winter 2002 Journal


"PTA Members Finance Controversial Agenda"
by Charlene K. Haar and Gary Landry
Winter 2002 Journal


"Rhetoric and Reality in the Teacher Unions"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Summer 2001 Journal


"Blame and Bigotry Block School Choice"
by David W. Kirkpatrick
Spring 2001 Journal


"Citizen Boards: Let Them Do Their Jobs"
by Edward M. Penson
Spring 2001 Journal


"Walking a Tightrope: Balancing State Goals with Institutional Priorities in Higher Education"
by Keith R. Sanders and Donald Sevener
Winter 2001 Journal


"Home Schooling Fights for Its Life"
by J. Stanley Marshall 
Fall 2000 Journal


"Improving Educational Opportunities: The Role of Three Florida Families"
by J. Stanley Marshall and Peter Schrorch
Summer 2000 Journal


"Making Money in Schooling: Educators Turned Entrepreneurs"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Spring 2000 Journal


"Breakthrough at Pembroke Pines"
by Kimble F. Ainslie
Winter 2000 Journal


"It Depends on What Your Definition of 'Safe' Is"
by Peter Schorsch
September/October 1999 Journal


"The Best Incubators of Civic Activism: Public, Private, or Home Schools"
by J. Stanley Marshall
September/October 1999 Journal


"Seaside Neighborhood School"
by William A. Buzzett
September/October 1999 Journal


"Summit Charter School: A Success Story in School Reform"
by Lee Arnold, David R. Robertson and Alan W. Smolowe
July/August 1999 Journal


"What Florida’s College Students Say They Didn’t Learn in Their High School Government Class"
by Susan A. MacManus
May/June 1999 Journal


"'Teacher Accountability in Charter Schools"
by Lewis Solomon and Mary Gifford
May/June 1999 Journal


"At Work-Site Schools, Kids Learn While Parents Earn"
by Kristin Downey Grimsley
March/April 1999 Journal


"School Choice: A Rising Sun or Rising Storm"
by Mark Pritchett
January/February 1999 Journal


"The First Shot in a Long War"
by Brett Organ
September/October 1998 Journal


"Teachers Say No to Union Merger"
by J. Stanley Marshall
September/October 1998 Journal


"Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood: A Charter School"
by Michael G. Strader
July/August 1998 Journal

 

Backgrounders

"Lost Opportunity: An Empirical Analysis of How Vouchers Affected Florida Public Schools"
by Dr. Greg Forster
Joint Study with Friedman Foundation, March 2008


"Education Performance in Florida: A Need for Change"
by Edwin Moore
Backgrounder #30, March 2001 


"Comparing Spending and Performance in Florida’s Public Schools and Colleges" by James Gwartney, Lora Holcombe, J. Stanley Marshall, and Russell S. Sobel
Backgrounder #22, June 1997


"A Positive Program to Improve Florida’s Schools"
by James D. Gwartney
Backgrounder #2
Publication Unavailable

 

Point of Views

Federal Urge to Meddle Reaches College Campus
by Liam Julian
April 1, 2007


Mr. Governor, Don't Go Wobbly on Education
by Liam Julian
January 1, 2007


Pre-K Choice: The Next Target of Voucher Foes?
by J. Robert McClure, III
August 31, 2006


Dropouts' Lament: Schooling Lacks Relevance, Fun
by Liam Julian
August 1, 2006


For Schools: Spend More or Spend More Wisely?
by J. Robert McClure, III and Susan Aud
August 1, 2006


The NEA's Unrepresentative Assembly
by J. Stanley Marshall
July 31, 2006


Reward Teachers for Superior Performance
by Liam Julian
March 1, 2006


Florida Spends More, Not Less, on Education
by Greg Forster
February 1, 2006


Floridians Misinformed on School Spending
by J. Robert McClure, III
February 1, 2006


Court Erred in Voucher Ruling
by Liam Julian
January 1, 2006


More Bad Math From The Teachers Union
by J. Robert McClure, III
December 28, 2005


School Choice: The Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century
by Clark Neily
June 5, 2005


Showdown on School Vouchers
by J. Robert McClure, III
May 31, 2005


School Choice and the Blaine Game
by Patrick Cox
January 18, 2005


Florida's Pre-K Quandry
by J. Robert McClure, III
December 13, 2004


School Choice Revving Up
by Patrick Cox
October 29, 2004


Charter Schools:  Bringing Accountability to This Popular Program
by Gary Landry
April 2, 2003


Increasing Productivity in Florida's Public Schools:  An Alternative to Increased Spending
by J. Stanley Marshall
December 9, 2002


Dwindling Membership, Failed Election Scheme Make FEA Irrelevant
by Gary Landry
November 15, 2002


Teacher Union Bureaucrats Paid Eight Times More Than Teachers They Claim to Represent
by Gary Landry
August 23, 2002


Judge Rules:  Protecting Union Teachers More Important Than Protecting Children
by Gary Landry
August 6, 2002


Paying For Smaller Classes: Considering the Options
by Randall Holcombe
August 1, 2002


Good Job, Dr. Gainous.  Bad Job, FAMU Board
by Peter Doherty
July 3, 2002


Falling For the Teachers Union
by Gary Landry
June 20, 2002


"Sensitizing" Shakespeare
by Peter Doherty
June 6, 2002


Using Vice to Fund Something Virtuous
by Edwin Moore
May 28, 2002


If You Care About Education, Read This
by Peter Doherty
June 5, 2000


Not Another Tuition Increase!
by Peter Schorsch
July 30, 1999


Drug Abuse Has Become Too Matter-of-Fact Among College Students
by Peter Schorsch
July 17, 1999


Charter Schools and Political Power
by J. Stanley Marshall
March 1, 1996

What Florida's University Graduates Don't Know About History and Government
by Thomas R. Dye
March 1, 1996


Electing the Superintendent is a Poor Way to Run Our Schools
by J. Stanley Marshall 
February 1, 1996

 

Other Publications

"Do Students Learn More in Private Schools Than in Public Schools?
by James S. Coleman
Madison Paper
Publication Unavailable

"School Choice: A Time and Place to Begin"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Monograph
Publication Unavailable

What Florida’s University Graduates Don’t Know About History and Government – Paper
Publication Unavailable

Charter School Planning Guide – Manual
Publication Unavailable

Center for Education Entrepreneurs Survival Training Notebook for Charter Leaders – Manual
Publication Unavailable

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