Dave Roland
Policy Analyst

Hi-Res Photo Dave Roland came to the Show-Me Institute after three years in the nation’s capital as an attorney with the Institute for Justice, where he litigated school choice, economic liberty, and property rights cases in state and federal courts. Dave earned undergraduate degrees in political science and Biblical studies at Abilene (TX) Christian University before studying law and religion at Vanderbilt University, where he received his M.T.S. and his law degree in 2004. While attending Vanderbilt, Dave wrote a series of essays for the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center about the First Amendment and public education, and he clerked for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberties in Washington, D.C. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, presented expert testimony about school choice before several state legislatures, and his report "School Choice and the North Carolina Constitution" was published in 2006. Dave now lives in St. Louis with his lovely wife and their two bite-sized dogs, Bridget and Molli. Mail to : dave.roland@showmeinstitute.org

Articles on this Site

Testimony Before the City Council of Clayton, Mo.
Posted on May 13, 2009

How Missouri Cities Define Away Property Rights
Posted on April 24, 2009

How to Improve Education While Spending Less Money
Posted on January 21, 2009

Freedom Requires Secure Property Rights
Posted on June 26, 2008

Will the Missouri Supreme Court Leave Your Home At Risk?
Posted on January 16, 2008

School Choice Is Working, After All
Posted on November 28, 2007

Learn From Others' Experience With School Choice
Posted on November 20, 2007

Empowering Parents to Seek Out Adequate Education
Posted on October 29, 2007

Missouri Teachers Voice Support for School Choice
Posted on October 8, 2007