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Hoover Daily Report by topic: Politics of Education

April 3, 2013 | Real Clear Politics
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The Sad State of Liberal Education at Bowdoin

by Peter Berkowitz (Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow; Chair, National Security and Law Task Force; and Cochair, Virtues of a Free Society Task Force)
February 8, 2012 | Pioneer Institute
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The Road to a National Curriculum

by Robert Eitel, Kent Talbert, and Williamson M. Evers (Research Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
The Legal Aspects of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers...
January 27, 2012 | Education Next
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Washington Insiders Favor ESEA Flexibility in Theory but Not in Reality

by Michael J. Petrilli (Research Fellow)
Everybody in Washington claims they favor more flexibility in federal education policy...
August 23, 2010 | Education Next
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Supporters of Race to the Top Outnumber Opponents, but Plurality of Public Has No Opinion, Education Next Survey Shows

by Paul E. Peterson (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
According to the 4th annual survey conducted by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next, which will be released on Wednesday, a larger percentage of the public supports Race to the Top (RttT) than opposes it...
August 17, 2010 | Education Next
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Race to the Top Round 2

by Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow and Chair, K–12 Education Task Force) and Paul E. Peterson (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
Education Next’s Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (August 17) about how many states are likely to win Race to the Top grants and whether politics will come into play...
August 11, 2010 | Education Next
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If Obama Beat Clinton in Colorado, Nancy Beat Barack in Washington

by Paul E. Peterson (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
In the Clinton-Obama tug-of-war, the Obama team gave education reformers something to cheer when they won the Senate contest in Colorado...
August 11, 2010 | Education Next
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The Public Thinks That Poor Kids Make for Bad Schools

by Michael J. Petrilli (Research Fellow)
We all know that when someone says they are moving to a neighborhood with “good schools,” that really means “schools without too many poor kids.” Not that choosing to send your son or daughter to a school with lots of disadvantaged children is an easy decision...
June 17, 2010 | Education Next
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Denial vs Paranoia with Common Core Education Standards

by Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow and Chair, K–12 Education Task Force)
I deny that I’m in denial. But I don’t deny that Neal McCluskey is paranoid, along with Jay Greene and a few other ardent blogsters and op-edsters...
June 4, 2010 | City Journal
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The Optimist

Paul E. Peterson (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force) is featured
John E. Chubb (Distinguished Visiting Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force) and Terry M. Moe (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force) are mentioned

Paul Peterson’s history of education reform looks to a promising future...

May 31, 2010 | Washington Post
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Some states walk away from 'Race to Top' millions

Michael J. Petrilli (Research Fellow) is quoted

About two dozen states are going back to Washington for another shot at billions in education grants under the "Race to the Top" program, but at least nine others with more than 7 million children are opting out of trying a second time...