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

Thursday, April 9, 2026
HART Oral Histories
The Afghanistan Oral Histories Launch: War, Aftermath, And Memory
As part of the The Archives Uncovered event series, the Hoover Institution Afghanistan Research and Relief Team and Library & Archives invite you… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Friday, April 10, 2026
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Chinese Global Environmentalism
The Hoover Institution Program on the US, China, and the World invites you to a discussion on Chinese Global Environmentalism on Friday, April 10,…
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Bio Leadership Summit
On April 14, 2026, Bio-Strategies & Leadership at the Hoover Institution will convene ~300 action-oriented leaders at Stanford for the inaugural… Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA
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