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Analysis and Commentary

Beyond the Basics: Achieving a Liberal Education for All Children

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Diane Ravitchvia Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

History offers many explanations for why people should acquire a broad, liberal-arts education...

In the News

Question & Answer: The Truth About America's Schools

by Diane Ravitchvia American
Sunday, July 1, 2007

Is K–12 education really lagging badly, or have we ‘raised our sights’?

In the News

Bong Hits 4 Jesus Was About More than Free Speech

by Diane Ravitchvia Huffington Post
Tuesday, June 26, 2007

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of the school in Alaska that suspended a student for holding up a banner that said "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" at a school-sponsored event...

In the News

Substituting Pay for Passion

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Friday, June 22, 2007

Apparently your trip to China has in no way dimmed your energy or your imagination...

In the News

Bloomberg's Misguided Pay-the-Student Plan

by Diane Ravitchvia Huffington Post
Friday, June 22, 2007

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Department of Education has just approved a plan to pay poor kids to get higher test scores...

Analysis and Commentary

Federalism in the Land of Oz

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Week
Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The United States isn’t the only land where primary-secondary schooling was traditionally the responsibility of the states or provinces, while the national government played a minor, even peripheral role...

Analysis and Commentary

Don't Blame the Teachers

by Diane Ravitchvia New York Sun
Thursday, June 14, 2007

Recently, I attended yet another one of those conferences where leaders of American industry, commerce, and government get together to decide what to do about our schools...

In the News

The Chinese work ethic and other news

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Monday, June 11, 2007

I hope you had a wonderful trip to China and that you are not too wiped out...

In the News

What's So Great About Chinese Education?

by Diane Ravitchvia Huffington Post
Monday, May 28, 2007

Nicholas Kristof, writing from China, expresses his admiration for Chinese education in a column in the New York Times ("The Educated Giant")...

Analysis and Commentary

First, Get the Knowledge

by Diane Ravitchvia New York Sun
Friday, May 25, 2007

Who was the greatest American president?

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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.