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November 19, 2009
Panelists tackle college graduation stagnation
Chester Finn, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairman of Hoover’s Task Force on K–12 Education, participates in a panel discussion concerning college acceptance rates verses graduation rates. . . .


November 18, 2009
Timothy Garton Ash: Democracy is still under threat 20 years after the Velvet Revolution
In 1989, Hoover senior fellow, British writer, and Oxford historian, Timothy Garton Ash, reported on the wave of democratic revolutions that swept Europe. . . .


November 18, 2009
Reduce payroll taxes
Michael Boskin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics at Stanford University, discusses alternative stimulus plans, taxes, and jobs on CNBC’s Kudlow Report.


November 17, 2009
Roadshow visits the Hoover Institution
Antiques Roadshow visited the Hoover Archives last summer to film its treasure trove of political posters from around the world. The show is slated to air in the spring, but anyone can view the posters by visiting the archives. Thousands of posters can also be browsed online, using searches by country, artist, or subject.


November 17, 2009
Fun with Damaged Tapes
Damaged materials are fun. Looks weird, right? But it’s true. We in the audio staff naturally focus on the conservation and preservation of naturally decaying and obsolete materials.


November 17, 2009
The pros and cons of standardized testing
Bill Evers, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses standardized testing, teachers, schools, and improving the educational system on NBC.


November 16, 2009
Posner on the financial crisis
Hoover research fellow and EconTalk host Russell Roberts interviews Richard Posner, federal judge and prolific author, about the financial crisis.


November 16, 2009
The United States and China explore deeper ties as partners and contenders
The Newshour’s Jim Lehrer speaks with a panel of experts, including Hoover senior fellow Niall Ferguson, about the political and economic implications of the relationship between the United States and China.


November 12, 2009
Hoover fellow sees banks, China dragging down the United States
Hoover senior fellow Niall Ferguson, whose book The Ascent of Money became a TV series based on the book, makes a pessimistic prognosis for U.S. recovery unless the government takes decisive action.


November 12, 2009
Public school pension plans penalize teachers who move jobs across states with significant retirement losses, researchers find
A 30-year veteran public school teacher who moves and splits her employment between two state retirement systems is at risk of losing more than half of her pension wealth, according to new research.


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