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Policy Reports

Articles: 25

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"Fortune Favors the Bold: Reforms for Results in K-12 Education"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report, July 02, 2008

"Saving for School: How Arizona Could Help Families Save for Their Children’s K-12 and College Educations"
Dan Lips, Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, April 15, 2008

"School Choice in Arizona: A Review of Existing Programs and a Road Map for Future Reforms "
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report, March 04, 2008

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

"Education Savings Accounts: A Vehicle for School Choice"
Dan Lips, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #207, November 15, 2005

"2005 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's Forty-seventh Legislature, First Regular Session"
Satya Thallam, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #205, September 01, 2005

"A Guide to Understanding State Funding of Arizona Public School Students"
Vicki Murray and Susan Aud, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #200, January 19, 2005

"Survey of Arizona Private Schools: Tuition, Testing and Curricula"
Ross Groen and Vicki Murray, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #199, January 05, 2005

"2004 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's Forty-sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session"
Satya Thallam, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #197, October 25, 2004

"Comparison of Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools on Retention, School Switching, and Achievement Growth"
Lewis C. Solmon and Pete Goldschmidt, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #192, March 15, 2004

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Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail

Articles: 110

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"Obama's school choice hypocrisy"
Dan Lips, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, November 11, 2008

"J. Patrick Rooney, a titan of reform"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, September 22, 2008

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

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

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

"Arizona vouchers down, but not out"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, May 20, 2008

"Laws Should Recognize Value of Inner-City Private Schools "
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, May 12, 2008

"Emphasizing class size over teacher quality is a poor choice"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 21, 2008

"Fighting for Lexie"
Timothy Keller, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 16, 2008

"Breaking the Link Between Poverty and Low Achievement"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 07, 2008

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Op-Eds

Articles: 46

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

"McCain's School Choice Opportunity"
Clint Bolick, Wall Street Journal, July 15, 2008

"NEVADA SCHOOLS IN TROUBLE: In dire need of both quality and quantity "
Matthew Ladner, Nevada Review Journal, May 22, 2008

"The bleeding heart and school choice — a match made in Heaven "
Veronica Czastkiewicz, Arizona Capitol Times, May 14, 2008

"Arizona educators can learn from Florida"
Matthew Ladner, East Valley Tribune, April 22, 2008

"State has cheaper options to bonding"
Matthew Ladner, Arizona Republic, March 23, 2008

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

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

"Is School Choice Enough?"
Matthew Ladner, City Journal, January 24, 2008

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News Releases

Articles: 28

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

"Goldwater Institute Calls for Increased School Autonomy, Measuring Teacher Quality "
Goldwater Institute News Release, July 02, 2008

"New Report Provides Roadmap for Education Reform"
Goldwater Institute News Release, March 04, 2008

"Court Denies Injunction in Charter School Case"
Goldwater Institute News Release, August 07, 2007

"U.S. Department of Education Rejects Arizona’s Grounds for Charter School Regulation"
Goldwater Institute News Release, July 25, 2007

"Former State Superintendents File Court Documents against AZ Dept. of Education"
Goldwater Institute News Release, July 23, 2007

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

"Four New School Choice Measures Make History"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 21, 2006

"2005 Goldwater Institute Legislative Report Card Released: Shows Legislature Moving in the Right Direction"
Goldwater Institute News Release, September 01, 2005

"Survey Shows Majority of Arizonans Endorse School Choice: Support Strong for Current School Choice Proposals and for Pro-school Choice Candidates"
Goldwater Institute News Release, April 08, 2005

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Goldwater in the News

Articles: 44

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"White House Summit Will Highlight Religious Schools"
Elizabeth Green, New York Sun, April 24, 2008

"School choice is a must"
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic, February 08, 2008

"Civil Rights Panel Studies Minorities in Special Education"
Christina Samuels, Education Week, December 06, 2007

"NEA report aims to prevent special education misplacement"
Sarah Sparks, Education Daily, December 05, 2007

"Utah's Vote Raises Bar On Choice"
Erik Robelen, Education Week, November 14, 2007

"A win for charters — sort of"
East Valley Tribune, October 18, 2007

"Charter schools win a round vs. Horne"
Howard Fischer, Arizona Daily Star, August 07, 2007

"Charter schools, state in court over social-studies plan"
Arizona Republic, August 04, 2007

"Clint on Tuscon's Morning Show with Jim Parise"
Clint Bolick, KNST 790AM, August 03, 2007

"Basis charter school chafes at social-studies standards"
Daniel Scarpinato, Arizona Daily Star, August 02, 2007

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