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May 9, 2011 | Columbus Dispatch (OH)
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Are charter-school reforms on right track?

by Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow and Chair, K–12 Education Task Force)
No: Bill would reward poor performers and keep out strong ones...
May 9, 2011 | Hill
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Education hornets’ nest: Creating a national K-12 curriculum

by Williamson M. Evers (Research Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force), Kent Talbert, and Robert Eitel
The U.S. Department of Education has, since September of 2010, been financing the work of two testing groups to create a national K-12 curriculum for English and mathematics...
April 12, 2011 | Washington Times
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Holes in the case against Michelle Rhee

by Paul E. Peterson (Senior Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
Too many signs of success to dismiss former D.C. chancellor’s achievement...
April 10, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle
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Education reform solves state's budget crisis

by George P. Shultz (Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow; Chair, Energy Policy Task Force; and member of the Working Group on Economic Policy) and Eric Hanushek (Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
Sacramento is awash with discussions of deals about the budget (though apparently, despite the talk, there is no deal)...We offer a real deal...
April 5, 2011 | Education Next
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Valuing Teachers

by Eric Hanushek (Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
How much is a good teacher worth...?
April 1, 2011 | New York Post
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Saving the Schools

by Eric Hanushek (Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
Why more money is not the answer...
March 11, 2011 | Orange County Register
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Reader Rebuttal: Algebra in eighth grade

by Williamson M. Evers (Research Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force) and Ze’ev Wurman
Despite the efforts of California policymakers...constraints of the federal government sabotaged the steady progress in math achievement of California students...
March 13, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle
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Teachers must be evaluated by what students learn

by Williamson M. Evers (Research Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force) and Doug Lasken
We hear constantly today about the "effective teacher," but who is this effective teacher...?
January 28, 2011 | Education Week (subscription required)
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Flaws in a Less Rigorous Education 'Dashboard'

by Ze’ev Wurman and Williamson M. Evers (Research Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
The Obama administration's new online education dashboard highlights the wrong data, and too much of it—giving the public a less than-succinct summary of school and student performance..
December 8, 2010 | Wall Street Journal
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A Sputnik Moment for U.S. Education

by Chester E. Finn Jr. (Senior Fellow and Chair, K–12 Education Task Force)
China delivers another wake-up call to those who think American schools are globally competitive...