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About Uncommon Knowledge

For more than a decade the Hoover Institution has been producing Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, a series hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson as an outlet for political leaders, scholars, journalists, and today’s big thinkers to share their views with the world. Guests have included a host of famous figures, including Paul Ryan, Henry Kissinger, Antonin Scalia, Rupert Murdoch, Newt Gingrich, and Christopher Hitchens, along with Hoover fellows such as Condoleezza Rice and George Shultz.

Uncommon Knowledge takes fascinating, accomplished guests, then sits them down with me to talk about the issues of the day,” says Robinson, an author and former speechwriter for President Reagan. “Unhurried, civil, thoughtful, and informed conversation– that’s what we produce. And there isn’t all that much of it around these days.”

The show started life as a television series in 1997 and is now distributed exclusively on the web over a growing network of the largest political websites and channels. To stay tuned for the latest updates on and episodes related to Uncommon Knowledge, follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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[+] Education
Administration: Unions, Boards
Bilingual Education
Character and Civic Education
Charter Schools
Curriculum
Education and the Media
Education Finance
Education Leadership
Education Reform
Education Technology
Elementary Education
English and Reading
Federal Education Policy
High Schools
History and Social Studies
International Education
Math and Science
Politics of Education
Pre-K Education
Private Schools
Religious Schools
School Choice
School Finance
School Governance
Special Education
Teacher Education and Certification
Teacher Quality
Teachers
Teaching and Learning
Unions and Interest Groups
Urban Education