9:00 a.m.

Session I – Rick Hanushek

The funding-achievement crisis: Generalizing from California

10:20 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m.

Session II – Tom Loveless

Understanding international testing

12:00 NOON

Lunch Disscussion: Paul Peterson and members ot the Koret K–12 Task Force

Topics du jour: The role of the federal government, NCLB, public opinion, school finances...

1:30 p.m.

Session III – Terry Moe and John Chubb

Technology and a potentially different educational future

2:50 p.m.

Break

3:10 p.m.

Session IV – Checker Finn

A cautionary view of universal preschool

 

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
Book Talk: "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" by Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
The Hoover History Lab and Hoover Institution Library & Archives are co-hosting a hybrid event with Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont to discuss… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 6:30 PM ET
Markus Wolf
Book Talk: "The Troika: The Troika: A Story of Three Families, Friendship, and the Cold War"
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives is partnering with the International Spy Museum to co-host a hybrid event on "The Troika", Markus Wolf'… International Spy Museum (700 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington DC 20024)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Kay Udea leading a discussion during the Second international workshop on Japanese diaspora 2022
Fourth International Workshop on Japanese Diaspora
The call for papers is now open. Submissions are due May 18, 2026. Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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