K-12 Education Task Force

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Interviews

Terry Moe on the John Batchelor Show

with Terry M. Moevia John Batchelor Show
Sunday, April 17, 2011

GUESTS: Terry Moe, Hoover Institution, in re: what's wrong with the public schools? Teachers' unions...?

Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools

Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools

by Terry M. Moevia The Brookings Institution
Friday, April 15, 2011

Terry Moe, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K–12 education, and the William Bennett Munro Professor of political sci

Analysis and Commentary

Holes in the case against Michelle Rhee

by Paul E. Petersonvia Washington Times
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Too many signs of success to dismiss former D.C. chancellor’s achievement...

Analysis and Commentary

Education reform solves state's budget crisis

by George P. Shultz, Eric Hanushekvia San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sacramento is awash with discussions of deals about the budget (though apparently, despite the talk, there is no deal)...We offer a real deal...

In the News

Valuing Teachers

by Eric Hanushekvia Education Next
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

How much is a good teacher worth...?

Analysis and Commentary

Saving the Schools

by Eric Hanushekvia New York Post
Friday, April 1, 2011

Why more money is not the answer...

Analysis and Commentary

Every Number Needs a Denominator

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Friday, March 18, 2011

Every number needs a denominator, my statistics professor taught me in my first year of graduate school...

Analysis and Commentary

Teachers must be evaluated by what students learn

by Williamson M. Eversvia San Francisco Chronicle
Sunday, March 13, 2011

We hear constantly today about the "effective teacher," but who is this effective teacher...?

Co-Author: Doug Lasken

Analysis and Commentary

Reader Rebuttal: Algebra in eighth grade

by Williamson M. Evers, Ze’ev Wurmanvia Orange County Register
Friday, March 11, 2011

Despite the efforts of California policymakers...constraints of the federal government sabotaged the steady progress in math achievement of California students...

Analysis and Commentary

In an Age of Collective Bargaining, Can State Governments Govern?

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Monday, February 28, 2011

As the extra-legal actions taken by the Democratic senators in Wisconsin persist into their second week, and as Indiana Democrats are following suit, the risk to orderly government in these states continues to intensify...

Pages

The K-12 Education Koret Task Force is no longer active as of December 2014. This page will not be updated with future posts.

Koret Task Force Timeline 1998-2014

Chair
Senior Fellow
Participants
Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education
Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow

The K–12 Education Task Force focuses on education policy as it relates to government provision and oversight versus private solutions (both within and outside the public school system) that stress choice, accountability, and transparency; that include systematic reform options such as vouchers, charter schools, and testing; and that weigh equity concerns against outcome objectives.

Its collaborative efforts spawned a quarterly journal titled Education Next, one of the premier publications on public education research policy in the nation.

Chester E. Finn, Jr. serves as chair of the Task Force on K–12 education.