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Education Reform

The Journal of The James Madison Institute

"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

"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
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Point of Views

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 
February1, 1996

 

Other Publications

"Do Students Learn More in Private Schools Than in Public Schools?
by James S. Coleman
Madison Paper
Publication Unavailable Online - Order from JMI Store

"School Choice: A Time and Place to Begin"
by J. Stanley Marshall
Monograph
Publication Unavailable Online - Order from JMI Store

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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