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Analysis and Commentary

No Question Left Behind

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via National Review Online
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

With every passing week, the 110th Congress looks less likely to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the fate of which will therefore hinge on the 2008 election...

In the News

Back to School with Trepidation

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Dear Deb, Yup, back-to-school time...

In the News

The Unprinted Letter about Changes in U.S. Education

by Diane Ravitchvia Huffington Post
Tuesday, September 4, 2007

A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times printed an adulatory interview of Sir Michael Barber about what needs to happen in American education...

In the News

School Districts Find Loopholes in No Child Left Behind Law

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via PBS
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

School districts are getting around certain requirements of the No Child Left Behind law by setting the bar measuring student progress low in the beginning....

Analysis and Commentary

Senior Fellows Diane Ravitch & Chester Finn: Not By Geeks Alone

by Diane Ravitch, Chester E. Finn Jr.via Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, August 8, 2007

In a globalizing economy, America's competitive edge depends in large measure on how well our schools prepare tomorrow's workforce...

Analysis and Commentary

Parents' Job II

by Diane Ravitchvia New York Sun
Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Several weeks ago, I wrote an article in the Sun titled "Don't Blame the Teachers..."

In the News

Clashing data

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Your discussion of knowledge and trust sounds right to me...

Analysis and Commentary

School Choice and Racial Balance

by Paul E. Petersonvia Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Schools that admit students on the basis of race run afoul of the Constitution, wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in the recent Supreme Court case, Parents v. Seattle...

In the News

The small-school hype

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Monday, July 16, 2007

I like small schools, but I also like middle-size schools...

In the News

The English Reader

with Diane Ravitchvia NPR
Sunday, July 15, 2007

On this episode of Arts Scene, Diane Ravitch talks about her latest book, The English Reader: What Every Literate Person Needs to Know...

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The K-12 Education Koret Task Force is no longer active as of December 2014.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.