Podcast appearances and mentions of neal mccluskey

There's been a lot of discussions in the current administration to streamline government.  Part of that includes shuttering departments, including the Department of Education.  Did you know for the vast majority of American history, the Department of Education didn't exist and was created in 1979?  To walk us through the process of shutting down a department and the reasons for it, we are happy to welcome Neal McCluskey, director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom.  Neal has worked on education reform for over two decades and will share his insights with our panel.

US director Ryan Coogler on his supernatural horror film Sinners. Anne Sebba discusses her new book, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, about the orchestra formed in 1943 among the female prisoners at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. And as a new report looking at so-called book banning in the United States is published, we talked to author Ellen Hopkins, American Libraries Association president, Cindy Hohl, and Neal McCluskey, director of libertarian thinktank The Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Simon Richardson

Ending the US Department of Education is an important policy goal that appears closer than ever, and it should occur both within the bounds of the US Constitution and as soon as possible. Tommy Berry and Neal McCluskey comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this segment, Mark is joined by Neal McCluskey, the Director of the CATO Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. They discuss his thoughts on the United States Department of Education being cut down and more.

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark and the crew discuss multiple trending topics including the Missouri Governor planning on appointing a police commission, a Connecticut man that was kept captive in his own home by his step mother for over 20 years, and more. Mark is then joined by Neal McCluskey, the Director of the CATO Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. They discuss his thoughts on the United States Department of Education being cut down and more. They then discuss the trending news involving a high school athlete that hit an opponent with a baton during a race that she is claiming was an accident. Are people buying it?

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark and the crew discuss multiple trending topics including the Missouri Governor planning on appointing a police commission, a Connecticut man that was kept captive in his own home by his step mother for over 20 years, and more. Mark is then joined by Neal McCluskey, the Director of the CATO Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. They discuss his thoughts on the United States Department of Education being cut down and more. They then discuss the trending news involving a high school athlete that hit an opponent with a baton during a race that she is claiming was an accident. Are people buying it? In hour 2, Sue hosts, "Sue's News" where she discusses the latest trending entertainment news, this day in history, the random fact of the day, and much more. Mark is then joined by Madeleine Kearns, an Associate Editor for The Free Press. They discuss her recent piece on a grandma who was arrested by Scotland's speech police. Listen to find out what she did to deserve this. He is later joined by Jane Dueker, a local attorney and a regular on the Reardon Roundtable. They discuss Missouri Governor Kehoe planning on signing the police control bill for St Louis, her advocacy for state control of the St Louis police department, and more. In hour 3, Mark is joined by John Hart, the CEO of Open The Books. They discuss his thoughts on DOGE, his group's new report on NASA that breaks down if DEI took priority over mission safety. Mark is then joined by Dr. Scott Poock, an Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri Extension and a dairy and beef cattle vet. He discusses the latest on the bird flu. They are then joined by 97.1 Golf Correspondent Dan Reardon with an update on the Players Championship. They wrap up the show with the Audio Cut of the Day.

President Trump campaigned on a pledge to dismantle the DOE and has already made sweeping cuts to its research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). What role should the federal government play in U.S. education? Where should the Department of Education's functions live bureaucratically? Should they stay in the DOE or be distributed to other federal agencies? Michelle Dimino is the Education Program Director at Third Way, a national, center-left think tank. Michelle's research and advocacy focus on improving student outcomes, promoting quality and transparency, and strengthening accountability through pragmatic policy reforms. Neal McCluskey is the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. He is the author of the book The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society. Got questions or comments about this episode? Email us at podcast@thedisagreement.com or find us on X and Instagram @thedisagreementhq

Some of what is implicated by President Trump's executive orders in the realm of education simply can't happen without Congress. Neal McCluskey breaks down what's in them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about the Department of Education. First on the show is Neal McCluskey, the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. Later, we hear from Frederick M. Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. You can find Neal on X, formerly Twitter, at @NealMcCluskey and Rick at @rickhess99.

This episode is the recording of a live discussion about school choice and vouchers, hosted by Drew Perkins, with Josh Cowen and Neal McCluskey as part of our ThoughtStretchers Community. It includes RSVP'd guests and their questions.  Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

There are multiple ways to end the Department of Education. The method chosen matters. Neal McCluskey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Education Gadfly Show podcast, Colleen Hroncich, a policy analyst with the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, joins Mike and David to discuss why pro–school choice ballot measures failed in Kentucky, Nebraska, and Colorado—and what it means for the future. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam shares a study examining 100 years of data on elite private and public colleges, revealing persistent gaps in socioeconomic diversity despite changes in racial and geographic representation.Recommended content: Colleen Hroncich, Neal McCluskey, “Referendum Losses Are No Mandate against School Choice,” Real Clear Education (November 8, 2024).Juan Perez Jr., “Republicans' big idea for remaking public education hits voter resistance,” Politico (November 27, 2024).Michael McShane “Op-ed: Despite blows, school choice swept the ballot this election,” Chalkboard News (November 14, 2024).Ran Abramitzky, Jennifer K. Kowalski, Santiago Pérez & Joseph Price, The G.I. Bill, Standardized Testing, and Socioeconomic Origins of the U.S. Educational Elite Over a Century, NBER (2024) Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at sdistler@fordhaminstitute.org.

Though ending the Department of Education is a good idea, even fans of school choice ought to be wary of President-elect Trump's plan to nationalize school choice. Neal McCluskey explains why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drew Perkins talks with Neal McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, about his school choice advocacy. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

The legal landscape for parents seeking religious education for their children has become friendlier, thanks in large part to court rulings relating to school choice and religious discrimination. Neal McCluskey details where things stand now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Giving parents a wider variety of choices for their own kids means disrupting existing institutional power. But does enhancing parental choice in education "blow a hole" in state budgets? Cato's Neal McCluskey evaluates the case of Arizona. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Project 2025 has effectively become an epithet for many Democrats. The project was aimed at providing the next administration with a roadmap for reform in a wide variety of areas, some more controversial than others. Neal McCluskey offers a couple cheers aimed at the education portion of the document. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the wake of protests at many universities over the Israeli war in Gaza, what's the role for Congress to regulate? Unsurprisingly, it's not much. Cato's Neal McCluskey and Nico Perrino of FIRE comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heroes Act was insufficient authority for the President to cancel massive amounts of student debt. The Biden White House has instead been moving to cancel (transfer) smaller amounts of student debt using different executive authority. Neal McCluskey explains the issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Economist Steve Moore, Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty's Will Flanders, National Right To Work Foundation's Mark Mix, Numbers USA's Eric Ruark, Freedom Project Education's Dr. Duke Pesta, and Kato Institute's Neal McCluskey

The ability of private schools to better meet parent demand compared with public schools may help explain rising demand for private school education. Neal McCluskey explains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy talks to Neal McCluskey, Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute

If public school libraries are supposed to represent a broad range of views, do they? Neal McCluskey details his new paper exploring the question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

School is back in session! Abby is joined by the Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute, Neal McCluskey for a lesson about school choice.   Neal begins by giving a history lesson about the education system in the United States and discusses the factors that have influenced the conversation about school choice, such as academics, religion, and parental control. He explains the different types of school choice available to parents and provides examples of states that have adopted these policies. Later, Neal breaks down the arguments against school choice and discusses how it can benefit students and families alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Three Languages of School Choice is a starting point for the next wave of educational freedom. For education freedom to truly take hold in the United States, the school choice movement must reclaim its politically multilingual roots and adapt them for today's political age. In this episode, Mike McShane talks with the paper's author, John Kristof, as well as with Neal McCluskey, Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute, and Gerard Robinson, Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Law at the University of Virginia.

Now that the Supreme Court has tossed his original plan, President Biden plans different routes to forgives billions in student debt. Cato's Neal McCluskey discusses the plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The only way to treat all equally, while advancing genuine tolerance, is the good old American value of limited government. Mustafa Alkyl and Neal McCluskey explain what this ought to mean for education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Religious charter schools may grow in the coming years, but it's not clear what the benefits are to the schools or religious institutions that would run them. Neal McCluskey comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congress wants to promote transparency in public schooling, but its means are dubious. Neal McCluskey discusses the House-passed "parents bill of rights." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Cato Institute is pleased to welcome Iowa governor Kim Reynolds this Friday, February 10, from 11 AM–noon for a panel discussion with Chris Edwards, Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies and primary author of the Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors, and Neal McCluskey, the director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom.Governor Reynolds received the highest score on the Report Card in 2022. She has been a lean budgeter and dedicated tax reformer since entering office in 2017. She slashed the Iowa corporate income tax from 9.8 percent to 5.5 percent, and she transformed the individual income tax from a nine‐​bracket system with a top rate of 8.98 percent to a 3.9 percent flat tax.Edwards and the governor will cover the importance of tax reform in today's competitive economy and the challenges of restraining spending, and balancing an annual state budget. McCluskey and the governor will discuss education policy and school choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has asserted more direct control over the state's public schools. Neal McCluskey details why public institutions necessitate public control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on CURE America with Star Parker, we're rejoined by Neal McCluskey, Director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. McCluskey takes us inside the latest developments of the court orders against Biden's student loan forgiveness, including the actions of several states and organizations (including CATO). Marty Dannenfelser, Director of Governmental Relations at CURE, Richard Manning and Jonathan Alexandre are back, as they evaluate the recent actions in Congress to pass the “Respect for Marriage Act.”  

Public institutions dominate the education landscape, but those institutions do not serve the needs of workers particularly well. Neal McCluskey is author of two chapters dealing with education in the new Cato book, Empowering the New American Worker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of What's Up with Mike McShane, we talk with Neal McCluskey who is the Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom. He authored a book that, among other things, talks about how we can build bridges and connections in the school choice movement.

American public schooling was established to unify diverse people and prepare citizens for democracy. Intuitively, it would teach diverse people the same values, preferably in the same buildings, with the goal that they will learn to get along and uphold government by the people. But intuition can be wrong; significant evidence suggests that public schools have not brought diverse people together, whether from legally mandated racial segregation, espousing values many people could not accept, or human beings simply tending to associate with others like themselves.Neal McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom and author of the forthcoming book The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society, joins the show today to explain how the fear of community balkanization, the panic over critical race theory and “gender ideology”, and reactions to the COVID-19 crisis have only further driven rifts between the right and left on the topic of education. But how many of these are new problems, and how many are simply old ones in new forms? In the end, we may be forced to ask; is the intractable problem of not agreeing on what “our” children should learn solvable? And if not, is funding public education even worth it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American public schooling was established to unify diverse people and prepare citizens for democracy. How has it fared? Neal McCluskey is author of The Fractured Schoolhouse: Reexamining Education for a Free, Equal, and Harmonious Society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the latest unconstitutional action by President Biden in cancelling student debt, we see just how far the Left is willing to go in literally buying the approval and support of so many Americans. Is this really the way to build a nation of strong character and a thriving, efficient economy? To look deeper into the far-reaching consequences this abuse of power will have on our economy and the future of higher education, Neal McCluskey, Director of Cato's Center for Educational Freedom, is back on the show to shed light on how these actions are even worse than what was previously imagined. And as the breakdown of American ideals, freedom, and responsibility continue to collapse, we're also joined by David Closson, Director of the Center for Biblical Worldview at the Family Research Council, as he walks us through the divisions we are seeing in society today and the current state of the pew and the pulpit in America. Alongside regular panelists Jonathan Alexandre and Alfonso Aguilar, a closer look is taken this week on CURE America with Star Parker on how a nation can remain intact when large parts of the population increasingly have opposing views on how they see the world.

President Biden aims to cancel a large piece of outstanding student loans in the United States. Neal McCluskey explains the numerous ways that's a bad idea. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concerns from Senator Elizabeth Warren and others about the federal government earning a profit from student lending are substantially misguided. Neal McCluskey explains why. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

School systems that are inherently discriminatory may be the next big target for the educational freedom movement. Neal McCluskey comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Supreme Court's decision in Carson v. Makin comes at the end of a long line of cases relating to state-level discrimination against schools and other institutions of a religious nature. Neal McCluskey discusses the case and its implications. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The President would like to expand debt forgiveness from the federal government. Neal McCluskey says the arguments for handing a massive windfall to former college students don't hold up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The goal of school choice advocacy ought to be more educational freedom for families. Embracing culture war fights that school choice would naturally alleviate is a mistake. Neal McCluskey makes his case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year has given schools no respite in responding to a global pandemic. It's unlikely that school choice reforms will top 2021, but this year could be another big year for educational freedom. Neal McCluskey comments. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The pandemic may have accelerated the trend of schools using digital tools to watch kids well beyond their activities during the school day. Neal McCluskey and Julian Sanchez detail why a reckoning with this kind of surveillance is overdue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Republican Glenn Youngkin capitalized on parental anger over schools to become Virginia's next governor, but his own plans to expand choice for parents are, to put it mildly, weak. Neal McCluskey comments on the surprise upset in Virginia and what it means for state politics elsewhere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Local public schooling fights over hot button political issues have attracted attention from the Department of Justice and the FBI. Neal McCluskey offers a way out of the escalating fights. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Even some graduate degrees from elite institutions deliver few earnings benefits. Why do people get them? And how do government payoff programs make the cost of those degrees appear lower than they really are? Neal McCluskey explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.