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November 22, 2008

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Policy Reports

Articles: 3

"Race to the Bottom: Minority Children and Special Education in Arizona Public Schools"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #193, May 10, 2004

"No Exit, No Voice: Hispanic Disability Rates in Arizona's Schools"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, October 23, 2003

"Race and Disability: Racial Bias in Arizona Special Education"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #178, March 31, 2003

Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail

Articles: 11

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"Tom Horne: Keep Special Needs, Foster Students in Their Schools"
Timothy Keller, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 09, 2008

"Cutting Off Doom and Gloom at the Pass"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, January 30, 2008

"Schoolchildren and Special Interests Square Off"
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute Today's News, June 04, 2007

"ACLU + PFAW = Bad News for Kids"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, May 14, 2007

"Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper"
Arwynn Mattix, Goldwater Institute Today's News, April 18, 2007

"Can't Get No Satisfaction"
Benjamin Barr, Goldwater Institute Today's News, August 30, 2006

"Where Does the Buck Stop?"
Arwynn Mattix, Goldwater Institute Today's News, April 24, 2006

"Mystery Solved"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, February 10, 2006

"Lost in Translation"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, February 07, 2006

"Estudiantes de ELL Necesitan Opciones"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Today's News, January 25, 2006

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Op-Eds

Articles: 7

"Scholarship programs provide hope for the future "
Thomas C. Patterson, Arizona Capitol Times, August 08, 2008

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

"Learning English involves more than money"
Vicki Murray, Arizona Daily Star, July 10, 2005

"Red Tape Often Traps Special Kids"
Vicki Murray, Arizona Republic, January 24, 2004

"Arizona's Special-Ed Pimlico"
Vicki Murray, Intellectual Conservative, August 25, 2003

"Mislabeling Harms Arizona's Minority Students"
Matthew Ladner, Tucson Citizen, April 11, 2003

"A Money-Back Guarantee for Public Education"
Dan Lips, Paradise Valley Independent, February 04, 2003

News Releases

Articles: 3

"Hispanic Males Twice as Likely to be in Special Education"
Goldwater Institute News Release, May 10, 2004

"Disparity in Disability Rates: Research Identifies 40 Districts With Unusually High Hispanic Disability Rates"
Goldwater Institute Press Release, October 23, 2003

"Study Documents Widespread Racial Bias in Special Education"
Goldwater Institute Press Release, March 31, 2003

Goldwater in the News

Articles: 5

"Goldwater Institute chairman Tom Patterson on the Pat McMahon Show"
Thomas C. Patterson, The Pat McMahon Show, April 27, 2006

"Disparidad en educaciÃ³n de hispanos"
Valeria Fernandez, La Voz, October 22, 2003

"Disparity in Education of Hispanics"
Valeria Fernandez, La Voz, October 22, 2003

"No Bias Cited Here in Special-Ed Labels"
Jennifer Sterba, Arizona Daily Star, March 31, 2003

"Study: Minority Students More Likely to be Called 'Learning Disabled'"
AP Regional Wires, March 31, 2003