Darcy A. Olsen
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| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Education |
Georgetown University New York University |
| Employer | Goldwater Institute |
| Home town | St. George, Utah |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer |
| Board member of | Arizona School Choice Trust |
| Website | Goldwater Institute |
Darcy Olsen is the chief executive officer of the Goldwater Institute.
Darcy Ann Olsen was born in Bennington, Vermont. Until she was 10 years old, she and her family resided in Hoosick Falls, New York. Her family then moved to Richfield, Utah. Olsen attended high school in St. George, Utah, where she was active in student groups.
In 1989, Olsen received a scholarship to attend the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. While attending classes, Olsen also worked as a drug counselor and transition house manager for the Coalition for the Homeless in Washington, D.C.
In 1993, Olsen earned a bachelor of science degree from Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Then she enrolled in graduate school at New York University. She earned a master’s degree in international education in 1995 after studying foreign educational systems with an emphasis in developing countries of North Africa.
After her graduation from NYU, Olsen moved back to Utah and worked as a copywriter and editor for Weber State University. A year later, she returned to Washington, D.C. in a similar role for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
Olsen's first report for Cato focused on an anticipated proposal from President Bill Clinton’s administration to significantly expand the federal government’s role in providing child care for American families.
Two years later, Olsen wrote a new report about proposals in a variety of states to provide universal preschool because of claims that at-risk children need a stable instructional environment at earlier ages to be successful in school as they get older. In her review of the available scientific research, Olsen claimed that government-sponsored early childhood education provides no lasting improvement in the average student’s learning skills or chances for success later.
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