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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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Hoover fellow Hoxby discusses her toolkit for low-income, high-achieving high school students on NPR’s All Things Considered

by Caroline M. Hoxbyvia All Things Considered (NPR)
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Caroline Hoxby, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University, and a member of the Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses her study on expanding college opportunities for low-income students and how providing them with more information about top universities can improve application and acceptance rates.

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New Tools Help Smart Low-Income Kids Realize Great College Opportunities, Stanford Researcher Says

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia Stanford Report
Monday, April 1, 2013
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Caroline Hoxby on All Things Considered

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia All Things Considered (NPR)
Monday, April 1, 2013
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A Simple Way to Send Poor Kids to Top Colleges

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia New York Times
Friday, March 29, 2013
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Hoxby’s Expanding College Opportunities project increases college prospects for high-achieving, low-income students

Monday, April 1, 2013

On Monday, April 1, 2013, Hoover fellow Caroline Hoxby and the University of Virginia’s Sarah Turner released their findings from the Expanding College Opportunities (ECO) project. ECO is a low-cost project aimed at addressing information gaps that prevent high-achieving, low-income students from applying to the nation’s best colleges.

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Hoover senior fellow Caroline M. Hoxby.

Hoover fellow Hoxby discusses her study on low-income, high-achieving high school students on PBS’s NewsHour

via PBS NewsHour
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Caroline Hoxby, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University, and a member of the Institution’s Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses why some of America's top academic achievers are missing out on the chance to attend the best universities.

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Caroline Hoxby on PBS NewsHour (1:05)

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia PBS NewsHour
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor

with Caroline M. Hoxbyvia New York Times
Sunday, March 17, 2013
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Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek (left) and Paul Peterson discuss issues in e

Hoover fellow Eric Hanushek on Teacher Salaries and Efficiency in Schools

with Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Petersonvia Hoover Videos
Monday, March 25, 2013

Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson discuss how aligning teacher salaries with effectiveness is necessary to improve the efficiency of school spending. Paying teachers according to effectiveness is particularly important when faced with budget pressures.

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Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek (left) and Paul Peterson discuss issues in e

Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson discuss the Equity and Excellence Commission report

with Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Petersonvia Hoover Videos
Monday, March 18, 2013

Hoover senior fellows Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson discuss the Equity and Excellence Commission report issued in February 2013. School finance must insure sufficient funding, equitably distributed, and effectively and efficiently used.

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