Policy Studies

Balancing Accountability and Local Control

State Intervention for Financial and Academic Stability

Policy Study by Richard C. Seder March 1, 2000

Remedial Education Reform

Private Alternatives to Traditional Title I

Policy Study by Lisa Snell March 1, 2000

The Vanishing Farmland Myth and the Smart-growth Agenda

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley January 1, 2000

Environmental Flexibility in Action

A Minnesota Case Study

Policy Study by Christopher A. Hartwell and David W. Riggs January 1, 2000

Why Didn’t Airports Opt Out of TSA

Backgrounder by Robert Poole November 30, 1999

The Future of the Center

The Core City in the New Economy

Policy Study by Joel Kotkin November 1, 1999

A Line in the Land

Urban-growth Boundaries, Smart Growth, and Housing Affordability

Policy Study by Samuel Staley, Jefferson Edgens and Gerard Mildner November 1, 1999

Child Protection at the Crossroads

Child Abuse, Child Protection, and Recommendations for Reform

Policy Study by Susan Orr October 1, 1999

Urban-Growth Boundaries and Housing Affordability

Lessons from Portland

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley October 1, 1999

Rivers Among Us

Local Watershed Preservation and Resource

Policy Study by Michael Harrington and Christopher A. Hartwell October 1, 1999

“Urban Sprawl” and the Michigan Landscape

A Market-Oriented Approach

Policy Brief by Samuel Staley September 1, 1999

Seeking Safety in a Dangerous World

Environmental Risk Reduction Framework for Policymakers

Policy Study by Kenneth P. Green August 1, 1999

Getting Greens in the Black

Golf course Privatization Trends and Practices

Policy Study by Lisa Snell August 1, 1999

Reforming Financial Management in the Public Sector

Lessons U.S. Officials Can Learn From New Zealand

Policy Study by Ian Ball May 1, 1999

Satellite Charter Schools

Addressing the School Facilities Crunch Through Public Private Partnerships

Policy Study by Richard C. Seder April 1, 1999

Building a Case For HOT Lanes

A New Approach to Reducing Urban Highway Congestion

Policy Study by Robert Poole and C. Kenneth Orski April 1, 1999

Airline Deregulation

The Unfinished Revolution

Policy Study by Viggo Butler and Robert Poole March 1, 1999

Passenger-Friendly Airports

Another Reason for Airport Privatization

Policy Study by Sheesh Advani March 1, 1999