Monday, February 24

1:00 PM Welcome
  John Raisian, Director, Hoover Institution
Introduction
  Williamson Evers
1:15 PM Fundamental Issues
  Williamson Evers- From Progressive Education to Discovery Learning
  John R. Anderson- Cognitive Psychology and Instruction
  Bonnie Grossen- Research- Based Educational Reform
3:15 PM Core Subjects
  Jack M. Fletcher- Reading: A Scientific Approach
  Louisa Cook Moats- Language Structure and Teaching Spelling
  Harold Stevenson- Teaching Math
 
5:00 PM Sessions close
 
6:30 PM Reception and Dinner
  Speaker: Jaime Escalante- Stand and Deliver

Tuesday, February 25

9:00 AM State-Level Case Study
  Bill Honig- What Went Wrong in California and How to Fix It
10:15 AM Classroom Practices, Accountability & Efficacy in School Reform
  Maureen DiMarco- Testing
  Connie Jones- Content- Based Curriculum
  Doug Carnine- Ifficacy in Education Reform
11:30 AM Symposium closes

Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 20, 2025 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Eastern Europe and Beyond Photo Album
Gallery Talk: Behind The Scenes Of "Eastern Europe And Beyond"
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives invite you to a gallery talk with Archivist Emerita Elena Danielson on Thursday, November 20, 2025,… Hoover Tower, Stanford, California
Thursday, November 20, 2025
The Arsenal of Democracy: Technology, Industry, and Deterrence in an Age of Hard Choice
The Arsenal Of Democracy: Technology, Industry, And Deterrence In An Age Of Hard Choices
The Hoover History Lab and its Applied History Working Group in close partnership with the Global Policy and Strategy Initiative would like to invite… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Education
Reclaiming Liberal Education In America
The Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) hosts Reclaiming Liberal Education in America with Peter Berkowitz and Brandice Canes-Wrone… Hoover Institution, Stanford University
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