KORET TASK FORCE ON K–12 EDUCATION

The Koret Task Force on K–12 Education is a top-rate team of education experts brought together by the Hoover Institution, with the support of the Koret Foundation, to work on education reform. The primary objectives of the task force are to gather, evaluate, and disseminate existing evidence in an analytical context, and analyze reform measures that will enhance the quality and productivity of K–12 education.

Chester E. Finn, Jr. serves as chair of the Koret Task Force on K–12 education.

Top row, left to right: Chester E. Finn Jr., Paul Peterson, Terry Moe, John Chubb, Paul Hill Bottom Row, left to right: Herb Walberg, Caroline M. Hoxby, Diane Ravitch, Eric Hanushek. Photo by Visual Art Services. Member Login

February 18, 2008
The Most Irritating Education Expert in America by Jay Matthews
I am breaking the rules of book-reviewing by admitting right away that I like Chester E. "Checker" Finn Jr., whose memoir, Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform Since Sputnik, just came out. For an education reporter, Finn is a godsend...

January 31, 2008
The Koret Task Force on the No Child Left Behind Act
The Koret Task Force on K-12 Education discusses the No Child Left Behind Act. (52:17)

April 24, 2007
Will Mayoral Control Save Our Schools?
Diane Ravitch speaks at the Hoover Institution on issues about mayoral control theory and states opinions on the American public school system. This event was part of the Hoover Institution's Spring Retreat 2007.

January 29, 2007
Koret Task Force Members Debate School Reform
School reform was the topic of a debate hosted by the Koret Task Force on K – 12 Education on January 18, 2007.

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