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Interviews

Bill Evers on LIFE with Dr. Gluss

with Williamson M. Eversvia LIFE w/Dr. Gluss (KFNX)
Friday, February 25, 2011

Williamson M. Evers and Zaid Jilani on Wisconsin: The Hearts and Minds of America...

Hoover senior fellow Caroline M. Hoxby.

Ask the Expert: Caroline Hoxby

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia Hoover Videos
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

On Wednesday, February 23, Hoover fellow Caroline Hoxby hosted a forum with Stanford University students to discuss her latest research on school choice and education reform. here to watch the video. -->

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Why Is It So Hard To Make Teachers Better?

by Eric Hanushekvia Defining Ideas
Sunday, January 30, 2011

A major focus of K-12 education reform should be placing a highly effective teacher in every classroom.

Analysis and Commentary

Flaws in a Less Rigorous Education 'Dashboard'

by Ze’ev Wurman, Williamson M. Eversvia Education Week
Friday, January 28, 2011

The Obama administration's new online education dashboard highlights the wrong data, and too much of it—giving the public a less than-succinct summary of school and student performance..

Williamson M. Evers

Evers discusses the best and worst education developments of 2010

via Pajamas Media
Friday, December 24, 2010

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 best and worst education developments of 2010 with Joe Hicks from PJTV. Evers discusses math, teacher tenure, opportunity scholarships, Mayor Fenty, and much more.

Chester E. Finn Jr.

Finn says United States needs to ‘get serious’ about education

via Bloomberg Television
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Chester Finn, a senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and chairman of Hoover’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses the outlook for the US education system with Carol Massar and Matt Miller on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart."

Analysis and Commentary

A Sputnik Moment for U.S. Education

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, December 8, 2010

China delivers another wake-up call to those who think American schools are globally competitive...

Analysis and Commentary

After the Election, What Will States and Districts Do?

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Education Next’s Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk about how the Republican landslide will affect education policymaking at the state and local levels. Will state and local governments figure out how to downsize? Can they accomplish reform through reallocation...?

Analysis and Commentary

Senseless 'certificate'

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via New York Post
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Cathie Black may or may not be a fantastic education-reformer-in-waiting. Michael Bloomberg may or may not have made an inspired selection. But he's the guy responsible for New York schools these days...

Analysis and Commentary

Thanks but No Thanks, NAEP

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Next
Thursday, November 18, 2010

The latest 12th grade National Assessment results (from 2009), released this morning, show small (but statistically significant) upticks over the past four years in both reading and math...

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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.