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Analysis and Commentary

The State of Education

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via National Review Online
Friday, January 27, 2012

Can schools rekindle the American work ethic...?

Analysis and Commentary

Jerry Brown’s fresh start: Local control tied to accountability

by Eric Hanushekvia Thoughts on Public Education
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Gov. Jerry Brown made two important statements about K-12 education in his State of the State speech on Wednesday...

In the News

Recession slows growth in public prekindergarten

with Hoover Institution, Chester E. Finn Jr.via Associated Press
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Analysis and Commentary

Teacher Unions, Mac the Knife, and Dollar Power

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The poor can be bought for little or nothing, the charming scoundrel Macheath (“Mac the Knife”) discovered when his old favorite, Jenny, was persuaded by the Peachums to turn him in for a pittance...

In the News

The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings

with Eric Hanushek, Paul T. Hill, Caroline M. Hoxby, Terry M. Moe, Paul E. Petersonvia Rick Hess Straight Up (Education Week)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Today, RHSU unveils the 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings...The following table reports the 2012 rankings...

In the News

In Washington, Large Rewards in Teacher Pay

with Hoover Institution, Eric Hanushekvia New York Times
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Williamson M. Evers

Bill Evers discusses the best and worst in K–12 education on Fox Business

via Fox Business
Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bill Evers, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses the ten best and worst events in American education in 2011 and whether taxpayers are getting what they pay for from public education.

Hoover senior fellow Terry Moe discusses teacher union power

Terry Moe on teacher union power

with Eric Hanushek, Terry M. Moevia Hoover Videos
Friday, December 16, 2011

Eric Hanushek and Terry Moe, Hoover senior fellows and members of the K–12 Education Task Force, discuss Moe’s recent book on teacher union power titled Special Interest. Moe’s analysis pinpoints the self-interest of unions that leads them to block many education reform ideas. He concludes that “reform unionism” is unlikely to lead to any major policy changes and that improving schools requires curbing the power of unions.

Analysis and Commentary

Texas Hit the Accountability Plateau, Then the Rest of the Country Followed

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Michael J. Petrillivia Education Next
Thursday, December 15, 2011

Like the meteor that led to the decline of the dinosaurs and the rise of the mammals, results-based accountability appears to have shocked the education system. But its effect seems to be fading now...

Interviews

Bill Evers on American Conservative Hour

with Williamson M. Eversvia American Conservative Hour (Blog Talk Radio)
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Tonight we are talking with Dr. Bill Evers from the Hoover Institution, Stanford University to talk about: The Top Ten Best and Worst Events in American Education of 2011...

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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.