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Policy Reports

Articles: 4

"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

"Putting Arizona Education Reform to the Test: School Choice and Early Education Expansion"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #216, February 06, 2007

"Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers and Policymakers"
Darcy Olsen, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #201, February 08, 2005

"Get 'Em While They're Young - The Second Childcare Revolution and the Expansion of the Nanny State"
Robert J. Franciosi, Arizona Issue Analysis #154, November 01, 1998

Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail

Articles: 15

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"Controlling for Demographics is Fantasy"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 30, 2008

"Voucher Editorial Missed the Point"
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 16, 2008

"Does it Take a Village?"
Dan Lips, Goldwater Institute Today's News, May 31, 2007

"Missing from the Headlines"
Arwynn Mattix, Goldwater Institute Today's News, January 29, 2007

"Fair is Fair"
Thomas C. Patterson, Goldwater Institute Today's News, September 19, 2006

"A Universally Bad Idea"
Carrie Lukas, Goldwater Institute Today's News, August 14, 2006

"Reading, Writing, Arithmetic"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, June 06, 2006

"Science vs. Superstition"
Thomas C. Patterson, Goldwater Institute Today's News, February 27, 2006

"Stability for Foster Children"
Darcy Olsen, Goldwater Institute Today's News, October 11, 2005

"Governor's Plan is Business as Usual"
Vicki Murray, Goldwater Institute Today's News, August 25, 2005

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Op-Eds

Articles: 17

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"Disability and Foster Care Scholarships in Danger"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute, February 11, 2008

"Let families decide"
Darcy Olsen, USA Today, January 30, 2008

"Clinton's Hostile Preschool Takeover"
Darcy Olsen and Bruce Fuller, Investor's Business Daily, July 20, 2007

"Have we done enough homework?"
Darcy Olsen, Marion Chronicle Tribune, January 16, 2007

"First Things First tries to replace parental influence"
Thomas C. Patterson, Goldwater Institute Today's News, September 18, 2006

"All things considered, home's still the best place to learn"
Darcy Olsen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 19, 2006

"Preschool isn't a silver bullet"
Darcy Olsen, Free-Lance Star, June 11, 2006

"Clinging to a Clunker"
Thomas C. Patterson, East Valley Tribune, January 09, 2006

"Puffed up promise of preschool"
Darcy Olsen, Arizona Republic, December 20, 2005

"Governor's all-day K plan enlarges state nanny role"
Darcy Olsen, Arizona Republic, March 01, 2005

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News Releases

Articles: 4

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

"All-Day Kindergarten Failing as Education Reform"
Goldwater Institute News Release, February 07, 2007

"Budget Debate on Kindergarten Funding Overlooks Key Facts"
Goldwater Institute News Release, May 12, 2006

"All-day Kindergarten Solution in Search of Problem, School Choice Could Close Achievement Gap in 10 Years"
Goldwater Institute News Release, April 27, 2004

Goldwater in the News

Articles: 13

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"Preschool for All!"
John Miller, National Review, October 08, 2007

"Pre-K program raise taxes without results: Arizona's warning for NM"
Stephen Ford, The Observer, July 22, 2007

"TREO sees big payoff in early education"
Gabriela Rico, Arizona Daily Star, July 22, 2007

"Hillary proposes preschool for all in federal-state effort"
Amy Fagan, Washington Times, May 22, 2007

"Research Offers Competing Data on Effectiveness"
Linda Jacobson, Education Week, April 24, 2007

"Study on all-day kindergarten raises questions"
Today's (Lake Havasu) News-Herald, February 08, 2007

"Goldwater study says all-day kindergarten benefits disappear by fifth grade"
Mike Sunnucks, The Business Journal, February 07, 2007

"Nevada lawmakers prepare"
Jim Clark, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, December 08, 2006

"Public schools, primary care"
Daniel Scarpinato, Arizona Daily Star, March 19, 2006

"Funding cuts weighed for full-day kindergarten: Long-term benefits questioned; Gov. seeks state money"
Eric Sagara, Tucson Citizen, February 17, 2005

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