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Policy Reports

Articles: 5

"Demography Defeated: Florida's K-12 Reforms and Their Lessons for the Nation"
Dan Lips and Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report, September 30, 2008

"Questions Answered"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, November 20, 2007

"A Test of Credibility: NAEP versus TerraNova Test Score Results in Arizona"
Matthew Ladner and Gregory Stone, Ph.D., Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, June 11, 2007

"No Child Left Behind and Arizona: Making State and Federal K-12 Accountability Systems Work"
Krista Kafer, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #212, October 17, 2006

"Class Size and Student Achievement -- Is there a link?"
Mary Gifford and Eric VonDohlen, Arizona Issue Analysis #135, August 01, 1995

Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail

Articles: 31

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"Out of the NCLB frying pan "
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, November 18, 2008

"Is Arizona creating an Illiterocracy?"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, October 29, 2008

"AIMS as Graduation Requirement is a Farce"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 02, 2008

"Non-Alignment of Standards Not Culprit for Low Scores"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 28, 2008

"Opting Out of No Child Left Behind"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, March 31, 2008

"Data Debate"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, November 20, 2007

"A Look at Anglo and Hispanic Test Scores"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, October 29, 2007

"Smell Testing Arizona's Terra Nova"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, October 16, 2007

"Above Average?"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, May 07, 2007

"Lake Wobegone, Texas"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, March 05, 2007

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Op-Eds

Articles: 8

"Enabling Animal House: America Needs to Create Rational Higher Ed Policy"
Matthew Ladner, Townhall.com, January 28, 2008

"Senators' bill aimed at states"
Matthew Ladner, Arizona Republic, September 09, 2007

"Building a better 'No Child'"
Matthew Ladner, East Valley Tribune, August 01, 2007

"Guest Opinion: Az test results reported with rose-colored glasses"
Matthew Ladner, Tucson Citizen, June 14, 2007

"Above Average?"
Matthew Ladner, Buckeye Southwest Valley Sun, May 10, 2007

"No Child Left Behind: Reform in Need of Reform"
Matthew Ladner, Foxnews.com, January 28, 2007

"Extreme Makeover: NCLB Edition"
Matthew Ladner, Dunn Daily Record, August 19, 2006

"Cartwright provides challenges"
Andrea Woodmansee, Arizona Republic, August 12, 2005

News Releases

Articles: 5

"Hispanic Students in Florida Outscore Statewide Average of 15 States"
Goldwater Institute News Release, October 01, 2008

"Arizona State Report Card Unreliable"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 11, 2007

"Q & A on Student Testing in Arizona"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 11, 2007

"AIMS Test Provides Transparency, Falls Short on Accountability"
Goldwater Institute News Release, August 23, 2004

"Charter School Students Surpass Traditional Public School Students in Overall Achievement Growth"
Goldwater Institute News Release, March 15, 2004

Goldwater in the News

Articles: 11

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"Matthew Ladner on KUAT"
Matthew Ladner, KUAT-TV, Arizona Illustrated, July 23, 2008

"AIMS test may have no future in schools"
Rhonda Bodfield, Arizona Daily Star, July 15, 2008

"Speaker: Bold reforms can boost academic achievement"
William Roller, Yuma Daily Sun, July 14, 2008

"Dr. Matthew Ladner talks about AIMS and NCLB with Tom Horne on PBS Horizon"
Matthew Ladner, Horizon, KAET, April 24, 2008

"Congress Prepares for NCLB Reauthorization Debate"
Dan Lips, School Reform News, August 01, 2007

"Foothills students continue AIMS dominance"
Jason Ludwig, Ahwatukee Foothils, July 20, 2007

"Dr. Matt Ladner on Horizon"
Matthew Ladner, Horizon, KAET, July 18, 2007

"Migrant bail, vouchers and AIMS' aims"
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic, June 17, 2007

"Our tests are flunking"
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic, June 15, 2007

"AZ's tests to gauge school performance spur debate, criticism "
Daniel Scarpinato, Arizona Daily Star, April 25, 2007

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