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Analysis and Commentary

Chicken Little Goes to School

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Next
Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Common Core sky is not falling. Rather, the Common Core is right sizing.

Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School

Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School

by Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmannvia Brookings Institution Press
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

In Endangering Prosperity, a trio of experts on international education policy compares the performance of American schools against that of other nations. The net result is a mixed but largely disappointing picture that clearly shows where improvement is most needed.

Analysis and Commentary

Implementation, Implementation, Assessment, Assessment

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Next
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Randi Weingarten Provides a Teaching Moment

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Summer School for Republicans

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Michael J. Petrillivia Education Next
Friday, July 12, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Education Reform A Test For GOP

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Michael J. Petrillivia Politico
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

Despite Common Core, States Still Lack Common Standards

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Analysis and Commentary

How Standards Are Softening

by Paul E. Petersonvia Daily News (NY)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
High school students in class
Analysis and Commentary

Stop The Rush to The Common Core

by Williamson M. Eversvia Daily News (NY)
Monday, July 1, 2013

The Common Core — effectively national math and English curriculum standards coming soon to a school near you — is supposed to be a new, higher bar that will take the United States from the academic doldrums to international dominance.

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The K-12 Education Koret Task Force is no longer active as of December 2014.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