Chester E. Finn Jr. | Hoover Institution

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Chester E. Finn Jr.

senior fellow
chair, k–12 education task force

Expertise: Education policy, education reform

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Chester E. Finn Jr. is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairman of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education. He is also president and trustee of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. Previously, he was professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University, senior fellow of the Hudson Institute, founding partner with the Edison Project and legislative director for Senator Daniel P. Moynihan. He served as assistant US education secretary for research and improvement from 1985 to 1988.

Author of more than 400 articles and 18 books, Finn's most recent books are Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut (Hoover Institution Press, 2009) and Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik.

Last updated on November 29, 2011

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