K-12 Education Task Force

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Chester E. Finn Jr.

Tough love for charter schools

via Education Next
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Hoover fellows Chester Finn and Terry Ryan describe the efforts of the Fordham Institute, a charter authorizer, to rescue struggling charter schools in Ohio.

Analysis and Commentary

School Vouchers in DC Produce Gains in Both Test Scores and Graduation Rates

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Saturday, June 26, 2010

One should not under-estimate the impact of the DC school voucher program on student achievement...

In the News

A Matter of Size

with Eric Hanushekvia Columbia Daily Tribune (MO)
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Analysis and Commentary

Virtual Education and Common Core Standards

by Chester E. Finn Jr., Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Education Next’s Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (June 23) about whether common standards create economies of scale for virtual learning products...

Analysis and Commentary

Are Shaker Heights Schools a Success? A Reply to Kahlenberg

by Paul E. Petersonvia Education Next
Friday, June 11, 2010

To learn that black students in Shaker Heights outperform other African-Americans in Ohio tells us nothing about the quality of Shaker Heights schools...

American Education in 2030: Curriculum Then and Now

by Grover J. Whitehurstvia Analysis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

In 2030 curriculum is at the fore of education rather than serving as it did 20 years ago in the shadow of reform efforts involving teacher performance, choice, standards and accountability, and school governance. 

American Education in 2030: Classroom Teaching in 2030

by Daniel T. Willinghamvia Analysis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

It seems self-evident that we can improve schooling if we tune education to the students' minds. But what about teachers?

American Education in 2030: Equality and Technology

by John E. Chubbvia Analysis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The achievement gap is not quite a thing of the past in 2030. 

American Education in 2030: Time Spent on Learning

by Tom Lovelessvia Analysis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

American students devote more time to learning in 2030 than at any other time in history. 

American Education in 2030: Standards and Competitive Rigor

by Williamson M. Eversvia Analysis
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

In 2030, Americans benefit from K-12 academics that are rigorous, but not stultifyingly uniform. 

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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.