Manhattan Institute Scholar | Jay P. Greene

Manhattan Institute Scholar | Jay P. Greene:

Jay P. Greene is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and endowed chair and head of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. Greene conducts research and writes about education policy, including topics such as school choice, high school graduation rates, accountability, and special education.

His research was cited four times in the Supreme Court's opinions in the landmark Zelman v. Simmons-Harris case on school vouchers. His articles have appeared in policy journals, such as The Public Interest, City Journal, and Education Next, in academic journals, such as The Georgetown Public Policy Review, Education and Urban Society, and The British Journal of Political Science, as well as in major newspapers, such as the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He has appeared on numerous national TV and radio shows, such as CBS's 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, and NPR's Talk of the Nation. Jay Greene is the author of Education Myths: What Special-Interest Groups Want You to Believe About our Schools—and Why It Isn't So (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).

Greene has been a professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston. He received his B.A. in history from Tufts University in 1988 and his Ph.D. from the Government Department at Harvard University in 1995. He lives with his wife and three children in Fayetteville, AR.

Select Media:

• Upfront with Vicki McKenna, WIBA, 8-20-09
• Lars Larson Show, Westwood One, 4-13-09
• Jan Mickelson Show, WHO, 4-9-09
• Bill Bennett's Morning in America, Salem Radio Network, 4-8-09
• Curtis Sliwa Show, WABC, 4-6-09
• All Things Considered, NPR, 3-12-09
• Bill Bennett's Morning in America, Salem Radio Network, 3-11-09
• Lee Rodgers Show, KSFO, 2-11-09

Articles/Op-eds

• Retaining Students Forces Schools To Act, Indianapolis Star, 02-21-10
• So Much for the Evidence, Education News, 02-05-10
• Obama's Education Rhetoric Doesn't Come Close To Reality, Washington Examiner, 02-03-10
• Where the Unemployment Isn’t, National Review Online, 01-06-10
• End the Special-Ed Racket, National Review Online, 10-19-09
• The Case for Special Education Vouchers, Education Next, 10-07-09
• Funding May Push Special Ed Labeling, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 09-23-09
• The Problems with Special Ed, National Review Online, 09-14-09
• Vouchers Control Special Ed Growth, Tampa Bay Online, 09-03-09
• The Special Ed DC Bubble, Education Next, 08-24-09
• Special Ed Vouchers Work For Everybody, Washington Examiner, 08-18-09
• Special-Education Stigmatization, Forbes.com, 08-18-09
• The Union War on Charter Schools, Wall Street Journal, 04-16-09
• Vouchers: Not Dead Yet, National Review Online, 04-08-09
• Change that Won’t Happen . . . Thankfully, National Review Online, 02-04-09
• Schools Don't Need Snake Oil, Northeast Arkansas Morning News, 02-03-09
• A Special Plan for Palin, National Review Online, 09-09-08
• No Holding Back: All We Need to do is Follow the Law, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07-13-08
• Pro-con On Social Promotion, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 07-13-08
• Why Arabian Gulf Countries Donate to US Universities, Front Page Magazine, 06-09-08
• School Choice Helps Disabled Ariz. Students, East Valley Tribune, 05-03-08
• The Politics of Special-Ed Vouchers - Part III, Washington Times, 05-01-08
• Vouchers for Special-Ed Students - Part II, Washington Times, 04-30-08
• A Special-Ed Fix, New York Post, 04-30-08
• Vouchers and Special Education - Part I, Washington Times, 04-29-08
• Reforming Drop-Out Rates, The New York Sun, 04-08-08
• Charters Elevate Everyone, Business Week, 03-15-08
• Students Lose When Diversity Is Main Focus, Investor's Business Daily, 01-08-08
• Freston as Scapegoat, The New York Sun, 11-08-07
• Union Days, National Review Online, 09-12-07
• Merit Pay Could Boost Learning, The Oklahoman, 08-05-07
• The Odd Couple, Education Next, 08-02-07
• Four Score and Seven Manatees Ago, National Review Online, 07-03-07
• Debunking a Special Education Myth, Education Next, 03-15-07
• Steve Jobs Has Guts, The New York Sun, 02-21-07
• Teachers Are Better Paid Than You Think, Providence Journal, 02-09-07
• Myths of the Teachers Unions, Front Page Magazine, 01-09-07
• A “Comprehensive” Problem, Education Next, 11-09-06
• Reason To Rethink Social Promotion, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 10-01-06
• Promoting The End of Social Promotion: Students Should Be Held Back If They Can't Pass the Test, Says a New Study, Chicago Sun-Times, 09-17-06
• School Officials Shouldn’t Go Wobbly On Social Promotion, Examiner.com, 09-14-06
• Social Promotion Is Running Before Walking, The Tampa Tribune, 09-14-06
• Advancement, National Review Online, 09-13-06
• "Losing Ground" in Education Reform, National Review Online, 07-27-06
• There's a Dropout Crisis in Dallas Public Schools, Dallas Morning News, 05-03-06
• Educating From the Bench, Wall Street Journal, 04-27-06
• Merit Pay: A Tool for Teaching, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 04-24-06
• The Boys Left Behind, National Review Online, 04-19-06
• Chicago Must Find Way To Help Students Finish High School, Chicago Sun-Times, 04-19-06
• Making the Grade, New York Daily News, 04-16-06
• The Dropout Crisis, Examiner.com, 04-16-06
• Stop the Train, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 04-04-06
• Missing the Mark on Graduation Rates, Education Week, 03-29-06
• Getting Ahead, Education Next, 03-20-06
• The 65-Cent Delusion, National Review Online, 03-02-06
• The State of the Union Health Care Proposals, Medical Progress Today, 02-10-06
• A New Yardstick For Education, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 01-15-06
• Stupid Judge Tricks, National Review Online, 01-11-06
• Benefits of educational options clear, The Arizona Republic, 12-15-05
• Ever-Larger Spending Won't Improve Our Schools, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 10-23-05
• Education myths cry out for debunking, Providence Journal, 10-19-05
• Five Myths . . ., Albuquerque Journal, 10-01-05
• The Teacher-Pay Myth, New York Post, 09-22-05
• Education Myths, National Review Online, 09-07-05
• Tougher Standards Opening More Doors, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 06-19-05
• Tougher Standards Are Already Yielding Results, USA Today, 05-30-05
• Drop The Skepticism: Cleveland's High School Graduation Rate Is Up, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 03-29-05
• Proficiency 101, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 02-28-05
• Wasting the Windfall, New York Post, 02-01-05
• Judge: Children Must Fail, The New York Sun, 01-19-05
• California Should end Social Promotion, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 12-09-04
• Yanking Schools Back From Oz, New York Post, 12-08-04
• Guest Column: Ending social promotion works, Vero Beach Press-Journal, 12-08-04
• Put To the Test, Unearned Passes Don't Help Kids, Chicago Sun-Times, 12-08-04
• Push Forward Schools, Leave Behind Skeptics, Newsday, 11-21-04
• Choice Battle Needs A Real Truce, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 11-20-04
• GEDs Just Don't Cut It, New York Post, 10-01-04
• A Long-Term Choice, National Review Online, 09-30-04
• Another View of Arizona Students, The Arizona Republic, 09-14-04
• Colorado Students Soaring Over Obstacles, Rocky Mountain News, 09-13-04
• Quit Blaming the Kids, National Review Online, 09-13-04
• Connecticut’s Schools are Worse Than They Look, Hartford Courant, 09-09-04
• Yardstick lifts School Ranking, The Oklahoman, 09-08-04
• No Comparison: Jay P. Greene On the Truth About Charter Schools, Free Republic, 08-20-04
• Killing Opportunity, National Review Online, 08-19-04
• Kerry's College Plan Fails Poor Kids, Los Angeles Times, 08-18-04
• Making Education Spending Really Pay Off: An Interview with Jay Greene, Rocky Mountain News, 08-12-04
• Charters Ease Florida Public-School Crowding, Vero Beach Press-Journal, 08-06-04
• The Public Schools' Dirty Little Secret, New York Post, 07-02-04
• Competition Passes the Test, Education Next, 06-12-04
• Dollars in the Classroom, World and I, 06-01-04
• High School Exit Exams Don't Cause Dropouts, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 05-19-04
• It’s Elementary, National Review Online, 05-12-04
• The Voucher Challenge, National Review Online, 05-11-04
• Exit Exams Don't Cause Increase In Dropout Rate, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 05-02-04
• The Positive Effects Of Exit Exams, The Indianapolis Star, 05-02-04
• Give Klein A Break, New York Post, 02-27-04
• High-Stakes Editorializing, National Review Online, 02-23-04
• The Myth Of The Wholesome Suburban High School, Hartford Courant, 01-29-04
• Meaningless Diplomas Hurt Hispanic Students, Education Week, 01-21-04
• Let Vouchers Help Special-Education Students, Rocky Mountain News, 01-11-04
• Support Multiple School Districts, The Honolulu Advertiser, 12-23-03
• Bad-Mouthing Texas, National Review Online, 12-19-03
• Vouchers Do Help Disabled Students, The Tampa Tribune, 12-11-03
• Cooking the Graduation Numbers, Los Angeles Times, 12-11-03
• S.C. Schools Need Vouchers, Charleston Post and Courier, 12-08-03
• Use Vouchers For Integration, Hartford Courant, 11-30-03
• Falling Behind West Virginia, New York Post, 11-16-03
• Smaller Classes Mean Less-Qualified Teachers, National Post, 10-02-03
• Houston isn't alone when it comes to dropouts, Houston Chronicle, 09-16-03
• Throwing Money At Education, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 07-14-03
• Accountability, Choice Pay Off, Orlando Sentinel, 07-01-03
• Shorter School Day Hurts Teachers, Students, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 06-23-03
• A New Model For Special Ed; Voucher Plan Could Ease Mass. Woes, The Boston Herald, 06-15-03
• Small Classes: Union Scam, The New York Sun, 06-12-03
• Books & Bombers, National Review Online, 05-22-03
• An Unfair Grade for Vouchers, Wall Street Journal, 05-16-03
• Teachers Unions v. the Teachers, The New York Sun, 02-21-03
• Does FCAT Pass The Test?, The Tampa Tribune, 02-12-03
• What Every Student Needs to Know, The San Francisco Chronicle, 02-11-03
• Widespread Exploitation, National Review Online, 02-10-03
• Choice Helps Public Schools, The New York Sun, 01-14-03
• School Choice is Good Move For All Students, Austin American-Statesman, 01-14-03
• Burning High-Stakes Testing at the Stake, The Education Gadfly, 01-09-03
• The Money Threat to Special Education, The New York Sun, 12-16-02
• Choice Proves Beneficial For Public Schools, Too, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 10-17-02
• Raise Standards, Not Money, Wall Street Journal, 10-07-02
• Get More Local Control With Smaller School Districts, South China Morning Post, 09-23-02
• Indiana’s Graduation Rate Doesn’t Add Up, The Indianapolis Star, 09-21-02
• Let’s Not Pay More For Less, The Florida Times-Union, 09-03-02
• The City’s Special-Ed ‘Crisis’, The New York Sun, 08-06-02
• Choosing Integration, Wall Street Journal, 07-08-02
• The Business Model, Education Next, 06-28-02
• The Myth of the Special Education Burden, Education Week, 06-02-02
• Blaming Special Ed, National Review Online, 05-23-02
• The Myth of the Special Ed Burden, The Education Gadfly, 05-09-02
• Not-Quite High School, National Review Online, 04-24-02
• The New Brown, National Review Online, 02-21-02
• Graduation Statistics: Caveat Emptor, Education Week, 01-16-02
• Double Standard in Voucher Research, The Education Gadfly, 01-16-02
• The Looming Shadow, Education Next, 12-01-01
• Bush’s School Plan: Why We Know It’ll Work, New York Post, 02-21-01
• Grading States on Their Education Freedom, Wall Street Journal, 09-20-00
• Fixing The NYC Schools, New York Post, 07-30-00
• A “Comprehensive” Problem, Education Next, 00-00-00
• Consolidating school districts not always beneficial Arkansas Democrat Gazette, 07-21-08
• The effects of exemptions to Florida's test-based promotion policy: Who is retained? Who benefits academically? Jay P. Greene and Marcus Winters, Economics of Education Review, April, 2008 (subscription only)
• The Myth of the Underpaid Teacher By Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters, Philadelphia Daily News, 02-07-07
• Try altering incentives for teachers By Jay P. Greene and Marcus A. Winters, The Inquirer, 5-4-06
• Testing High-Stakes Tests: Can We Believe the Results of Accountability Tests? By Jay Greene, Marcus Winters & Greg Forster, TCRecord.com, 3-15-06
• Florida vouchers ruling shows courts go too far, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1-13-06

Testimony

• Testimony of Jay P. Greene on the CFE Lawsuit, 01-08-05

Reports

• Expanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Report on Rethinking the Federal Role in Education, The Brookings Institution, February 2010
• How Special Ed Vouchers Keep Kids From Being Mislabeled as Disabled Civic Report 58, August 2009
• Building on the Basics: The Impact of High-Stakes Testing on Student Proficiency in Low- Stakes Subjects Civic Report 54, July 2008
• The Effect of Special Education Vouchers on Public School Achievement: Evidence From Florida's McKay Scholarship Programs Civic Report 52, April 2008
• What's in a Name? The Decline in The Civic Mission of School Names Civic Report 51, July 2007
• How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid? Civic Report 50, January 2007
• Getting Farther Ahead by Staying Behind: A Second-Year Evaluation of Florida's Policy to end Social Promotion Civic Report 49, September 2006
• Leaving Boys Behind: Public High School Graduation Rates Civic Report 48, April 2006
• An Evaluation of the Effect of D.C.'s Voucher Program on Public School Achievement and Racial Integration After One Year Education Working Paper 10, January 2006
• The Effect of Residential School Choice on Public High School Graduation Rates Education Working Paper 9, April 2005
• Public High School Graduation and College-Readiness Rates: 1991–2002 Education Working Paper 8, February 2005
• An Evaluation of Florida's Program to End Social Promotion Education Working Paper, December 2004
• The Teachability Index: Can Disadvantaged Students Learn? Education Working Paper 6, September 2004
• Pushed Out or Pulled Up? Exit Exams and Dropout Rates in Public High Schools Education Working Paper 5, May 2004
• Sex, Drugs, and Delinquency in Urban and Suburban Public Schools Education Working Paper 4, January 2004
• Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States Education Working Paper 3, September 2003
• When Schools Compete: The Effects of Vouchers on Florida Public School Achievement Education Working Paper 2, August 2003
• Apples to Apples: An Evaluation of Charter Schools Serving General Student Populations Education Working Paper 1, July 2003
• Vouchers for Special Education Students: An Evaluation of Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program Civic Report 38, June 2003
• This Works: Improving Urban Education Civic Bulletin 34, March 2003
• Testing High Stakes Tests: Can We Believe the Results of Accountability Tests? Civic Report 33, February 2003
• Effects of Funding Incentives on Special Education Enrollment Civic Report 32, December 2002
• Public School Graduation Rates in the United States Civic Report 31, November 2002
• Rising to the Challenge: The Effect of School Choice on Public Schools in Milwaukee and San Antonio Civic Bulletin 27, October 2002
• High School Graduation Rates in Washington State Civic Report 27, August 2002
• 2001 Education Freedom Index Civic Report 24, January 2002
• High School Graduation Rates in the United States Civic Report (with BAEO), November 2001
• An Evaluation of the Florida A-Plus Accountability and School Choice Program Civic Report (with Florida State University and PEPG), February 2001
• Education Freedom Index Civic Report 14, September 2000
• The Effect of School Choice: An Evaluation of the Charlotte Children’s Scholarship Fund Program Civic Report 12, August 2000
• A Survey of Results from Voucher Experiments: Where We Are and What We Know Civic Report 11, July 2000
• Choice and Community: The Racial, Economic, and Religious Context of Parental Choice in Cleveland A Buckeye Institute Policy Report, November 1999
• An Evaluation of the Cleveland Voucher Program After Two Years Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, June 1999
• Lessons From the Cleveland Scholarship Program Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, October 1997

Books

• Education Myths: What Special-Interest Groups Want You to Believe About our Schools—and Why It Isn't So (Rowan & Littlefield, September 2005)

City Journal articles

• So Much for the Evidence 3 February 2010
• The Uses of Vouchers 28 July 2009
• Is School Choice Enough? 24 January 2008
• Adding Up to Failure Winter 2008
• Four Score and Seven Manatees Ago Summer 2007
• Four Score and Seven Manatees Ago 2 July 2007
• Out-in-Left-Field Trips Spring 2007
• The Special-Ed Hoax 2 August 2002
• Why Vouchers are Constitutional 14 March 2002
• GEDs Aren’t Worth the Paper They’re Printed On Winter 2002
• The Texas School Miracle Is for Real Summer 2000
• The NEA’s Racket? Summer 2000