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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
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
"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.
"A Lesson in Waste: Where Does All the Federal Education Money Go?," Policy Analysis no. 518, July 7, 2004.
Opinion and Commentary
"Save Parents the Lecture," EducationNews.org, November 3, 2008
"Battleground Stakes," National Review (Online), September 8, 2008
"Higher Math," Washington Times, July 31, 2008
"Every University a Junkie," New York Post, May 30, 2008
"Open the Gates," National Review (Online), May 20, 2008
Events
"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]
""Stupid in America"," August 17, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"NCLB and the Future of Federal Education Policy," March 7, 2007 [Conference]
Speeches and Testimony
"Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future," February 13, 2008.
Multimedia
"Merit Pay Mêlée" featuring Neal McCluskey, August 21, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:05]
"Giving Science the ol' Title IX" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 25, 2008 [Flash Audio, 05:04]
Neal McCluskey on KNPR on public vs. higher institutions in higher education July 23, 2008 [Flash Audio, 33:50]
"McCain's Hopeful, Flawed Push for School Choice" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 18, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:17]
"Free and Independent Education" featuring Neal McCluskey, July 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:45]