Live Book Event for the Release of "School Choice Myths" 12PM EDT

Read a new Cato book and come to the event: School Choice Myths, edited by Corey A. DeAngelis and Neal P. McCluskey. [View in browser]( [cato_new_book] NOW AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE [school-choice-myths]( "Empowering parents to make decisions about their children's schools can be a powerful tool for education reform. Dr. McCluskey and Dr. DeAngelis have done a profoundly important service with this book, which dispels myths about school choice and makes the substantive case for education freedom in America." —John Boehner, Former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives "More than any other point in our history, Americans are open to radically rethinking how their children are educated thanks to the coronavirus crisis. School choice advocates are having their moment, and this book is their manifesto." —Bethany Mandel, editor at Ricochet.com and homeschooling mother of four [NOW ON SALE NATIONWIDE]( Are there legitimate arguments to prevent families from choosing the education that works best for their children? Opponents of school choice have certainly offered many objections, but for decades they have mainly repeated myths either because they did not know any better or perhaps to protect the government schooling monopoly. In these pages, 14 of the top scholars in education policy debunk a dozen of the most pernicious myths, including “school choice siphons money from public schools,” “choice harms children left behind in public schools,” “school choice has racist origins,” and “choice only helps the rich get richer.” As the contributors demonstrate, even arguments against school choice that seem to make powerful intuitive sense fall apart under scrutiny. There are, frankly, no compelling arguments against funding students directly instead of public school systems. This book shatters the mythology standing in the way of education freedom. Related Event Live Online Today • 12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT [School Choice Myths: Setting the Record Straight on Education Freedom]( Featuring Patrick Wolf, University of Arkansas; Tim Keller, Institute for Justice; Inez Feltscher Stepman, Independent Women’s Forum; Ben Scafidi, Kennesaw State University; and Corey DeAngelis, Reason Foundation; moderated by Neal McCluskey, Cato Institute. Win a signed copy of School Choice Myths! Think about the biggest myths you’d like the contributors to address, and send them our way now using [#CatoCEF]( or on various platforms during the event. Editors Neal McCluskey and Corey DeAngelis will award signed copies of the book to some of their favorite comments and questions. [WATCH THE EVENT LIVE TODAY]( [mccluskey]( [c-deangelis-cropped]( Editors [Neal McCluskey]( and [Corey A. DeAngelis]( are available to speak nationwide and online about their work and newest book. For additional information and to discuss speaking engagements please contact: Megan Maruyama catospeakers@cato.org [SUPPORT CATO]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 842-0200 [Manage preferences](