In California and other states nationwide, record sums are being sent on public education. And yet improvement – better testing scores, closing achievement gaps – remains elusive. Paul Peterson, a Hoover Institution senior fellow and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard, explains why money isn’t the sole cure to what ails America’s schools.
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Jim Blew, advisor to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Coaltion, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit law, scheduled to go into effect in January 2027.
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An interactive quiz developed by scholars at Stanford’s Hoover Institution helps participants understand their civic identity and values, free from political labels and partisanship.
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