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School Accountability—Past, Present, and Future
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by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Hoover Education Success Initiative | The Papers
The Unavoidable: Tomorrow's Teacher Compensation
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by Eric Hanushekvia Hoover Education Success Initiative | The Papers
Charters Can Do What’s Best for Students Who Care
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by Michael J. Petrillivia New York Times
Uncommon Knowledge with Hoover fellows Rick Hanushek and Paul Peterson
Uncommon Knowledge with Hoover fellows Rick Hanushek and Paul Peterson
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interview with Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Petersonvia Uncommon Knowledge
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How Teachers Unions Use 'Common Core' to Undermine Reform
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by Eric Hanushekvia Wall Street Journal
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Not Just the Problems of Other People's Children: U.S. Student Performance in Global Perspective
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by Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, Ludger Woessmannvia Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG)

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Education Next’s New Report Card on State Proficiency Standards under NCLB Reveals Which States Have World-Class Standards and Which Do Not

with Paul E. Petersonvia Business Wire
Monday, May 12, 2008

Education Next’s Paul E. Peterson and Frederick M. Hess have released their new report card on state proficiency standards, updated with the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and state assessment results. ..

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The Education Industrial Complex

by Paul E. Peterson with Eric Hanushek, Education Nextvia New York Sun
Friday, May 9, 2008

The latest international test results in math and science show America trailing the average international score...

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What Finland's Example Proves

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Time to disagree...

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Education Next: Computer-Based Learning Could Transform Public Education Within a Decade Through “Disruptive Innovation,” Experts Say

with Education Nextvia Business Wire
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Computer-based learning is on the cusp of transforming traditional public education, say Harvard Business School’s Clayton M. Christensen and his colleague Michael B. Horn in the summer 2008 issue of Education Next...

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Report Grades Nation's School Choice Programs

with Milton Friedmanvia Heartland Institute
Thursday, May 1, 2008

A February study by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice offers a valuable evaluation of school choice programs in 21 states...

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Looking for Leadership

with Diane Ravitch, Chester E. Finn Jr., Terry M. Moevia American Enterprise Institute
Thursday, May 1, 2008

Replacing boards of education conceived during the Progressive Era with mayoral control has been a popular reform strategy in urban districts such as Boston, Chicago, and New York City...

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Is Finland the Answer?

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

As you know, Americans have a long history of looking to other countries for answers to our educational problems...

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Catholic school closings touch all

with Chester E. Finn Jr.via Daily News (NY)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

When a Catholic school closes because it is deemed to have too few students, the numbers do seem very small; the loss appears not too significant...

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A Nation at Risk: Worth Reading Again

by Diane Ravitchvia Common Core
Monday, April 28, 2008

April 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of “A Nation at Risk,” the report on the condition of American education that continues to be controversial to this day...

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Texas could close four schools if they fail again

with Eric Hanushekvia Austin American-Statesman
Monday, April 28, 2008

Four low-performing Texas schools, including Johnston High School in East Austin, are facing the highest of stakes on this year's high-stakes tests...

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