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School Choice in the Real World
School Choice in the Real World
Lessons from Arizona Charter Schools
By Frederick M. Hess, April Gresham, Robert Maranto, Scott Milliman
Posted: Thursday, March 1, 2001

The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world.   [Read More]
America's Disconnected Youth
America's Disconnected Youth
Toward a Preventive Strategy
By Douglas J. Besharov
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

This book addresses the difficulties that some adolescents have in making the transition from adolescence to productive adulthood.  [Read More]
Financing College Tuition
Financing College Tuition
Government Policies and Educational Priorities
By Stephen V. Cameron, Eric A. Hanushek, James J. Heckman, Caroline Minter Hoxby, Thomas J. Kane
Edited by Marvin H. Kosters
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

A college education has been the key to higher real wages and living standards. But as college enrollment has increased, so has the difficulty in paying for higher education.  [Read More]
Bringing the Social Sciences Alive
Bringing the Social Sciences Alive
By Frederick M. Hess
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

This material provides directions, background content, and reproducible materials for ten ready-to-use simulations that will engage your students in performance-related activities.  [Read More]
Spinning Wheels
Spinning Wheels
The Politics of Urban School Reform
By Frederick M. Hess
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

Policymakers have pursued the "right" structure or the "best" pedagogy while paying insufficient attention to how to implement, refine, and sustain a particular approach in their particular district.  [Read More]
Income Inequality and IQ
Income Inequality and IQ
By Charles Murray
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

Personal characteristics such as diligence, creativity, and enthusiasm can affect how much money people earn.  [Read More]
Medical School Financing and Research
Problems and Policy Options
By R. Glenn Hubbard
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

This book discusses fiscal policy in relation to medical school financing.  [Read More]
Enhancing Early Childhood
Enhancing Early Childhood Programs
Problems and Opportunities
Edited by Douglas J. Besharov
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

This series of essays by child care experts and administrators explores the issue of funding stream fragmentation and the opportunities and challenges that block grant proposals present.   [Read More]
Kings of the Hill
Kings of the Hill
How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History
By Lynne V. Cheney
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

High-level government insiders themselves, the Cheneys profile nine of the most influential and controversial leaders of the House of Representatives in American history.  [Read More]
The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve
Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life
By Charles Murray, Richard J. Herrnstein
Posted: Saturday, January 1, 2000

The seminal book about IQ and class that ignited one of the most explosive controversies in decades, now updated with a new Afterword by Charles Murray.  [Read More]
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A new AEI web tool, "Global Business in Iran: Interactive," documents major financial transactions with the Islamic Republic between 2000 and 2007. The findings, based on open-source reporting, are organized by country, economic sector, company, and financial institution. The Institute's researchers have documented more than 300 transactions amounting to more than $150 billion. The interactive tool will be updated regularly as new information comes in.