PARTICIPANTS
Eric Hanushek, Ludger Woessmann, Michael Boskin, John Cochrane, Tom Church, Andrew Filardo, Paul Gregory, John Gunn, Bob Hall, Dan Kessler, Ed Lazear, Hongbin Li, Tom Stephenson, John Taylor, Ramin Toloui, Eric Wakin, Lulu Wang.

ISSUES DISCUSSED
Eric Hanushek, the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at Hoover, and member of the Hoover Education Success Initiative, and Ludger Woessmann, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Hoover and Professor of Economics at the University of Munich, discussed their paper “Closing the SES Achievement Gap: Trends in the U.S. Student Performance.”

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Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Wilson Bentley’s Army Of Souls: A Photographic Requiem Of The American Civil War
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives invites you to a hybrid event on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. PT. Organized in… Hoover Tower, Stanford, California
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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What Counts As Success? Assessing The Impact Of Civics In Higher Ed
The Alliance for Civics in the Academy hosts "What Counts as Success? Assessing the Impact of Civics in Higher Ed" with Trygve Throntveit, Rachel… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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How Can Universities Strengthen Civic Education in K–12 Schools?
The Alliance for Civics in the Academy hosts "How Can Universities Strengthen Civic Education in K–12 Schools?" with Jennifer McNabb, Joshua Dunn,… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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