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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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What Do Students Know about History?

by Diane Ravitchvia Huffington Post
Friday, May 18, 2007

American students do worse on national tests of American history than any other subject....

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What kind of testing is best?

by Diane Ravitchvia Education Week
Friday, May 18, 2007

You will not be surprised to learn that I agree with you about the value of a road test for licensing future drivers...

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Bush condemns schools without ROTC programs

with William J. Perryvia Stanford Daily
Friday, May 18, 2007

Only two Stanford seniors, including Diana Clough ‘07, will be commissioned into the Army through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) this year...

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Separating schools from government would solve issues

by Tibor R. Machanvia Freedom Communications
Friday, May 18, 2007

The removal of banners in a high school, which had the words "God" and "Creator" on them, placed there by a school math teacher, has led to a lawsuit against the Poway Unified School District in San Diego...

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Principals Choose Status Quo

with Diane Ravitchvia New York Sun
Friday, May 18, 2007

Faced with three reform options meant to transform the way schools will be run next year, school principals this week overwhelmingly chose the most familiar of the three, the Department of Education announced yesterday...

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School Choice

with Education Nextvia Education Week
Friday, May 18, 2007

Schools of choice often do a better job of boosting civic values among their students than assigned public schools, according to a study published in the Summer 2007 issue of Education Next...

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Spellings to Expand Pilot Test Reversing Order of NCLB Sanctions

with Eric Hanushekvia Education Week
Friday, May 18, 2007

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has announced plans to expand a pilot initiative under which school districts may reverse the order of key consequences for schools’ low performance under the No Child Left Behind Act...

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US students aren't history whizzes, but they're improving

with Diane Ravitchvia Christian Science Monitor
Thursday, May 17, 2007

The latest report card for America's students bears good news: kids are making gradual progress, especially in younger grades...

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Armed With Knowledge

with Thomas Sowellvia American Spectator
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

As the shock from the massacre at Virginia Tech wears off, it appears the political fallout will be minimal...

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A Kinder, Gentler Schwarzenegger?

with Hoover Institutionvia Education Week
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Is a bipartisan wind blowing in the debate over California’s “broken” school finance and governance systems?

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