Organizers:

John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio

Session Chairs:

John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio

Papers:

"A ‘Nation at Risk’ Imperative: Ending Price Control in K-12 Education"
John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)

"Predicting School District Spending: District Size vs. Public Choice"
Andrew Coulson, CATO (Contact Author)

"An Education Freedom Index"
John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio (Contact Author)

Organizers:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Session Chairs:

Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University

Papers:

"Do Charter Schools Crowd Out Private Schools: A Study of Wisconsin"
Nathan Gray, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)

"Hierarchical Human Capital and Economic Growth:"
Andrew Horowitz, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville (Contact Author)
Robert Driskill, Vanderbilt University
Fabio Mendez, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

"School Choice and the Branding of Catholic Schools"
Julie Trivitt, Arkansas Tech University (Contact Author)
Patrick J. Wolf, University of Arkansas

"Financial Incentives and Special Education: Impact of McKay Voucher Program on Rate of Disability Diagnoses in Florida"
Marcus A. Winters, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Jay P. Greene, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Angela K. Dills, Mercer University
John Merrifield, University of Texas at San Antonio
Todd M. Nesbit, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College