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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
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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Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools

Ed Next Book Club: Terry Moe’s special interest

via Education Next
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Terry Moe, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses his recent book Special Interest: Teachers’ Unions and America’s Public Schools.

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Hoover senior fellows Paul Peterson (left) and Eric Hanushek

United States schools fail international competition

with Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Petersonvia Hoover Videos
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Hoover senior fellows and members of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson describe how the United States compares to developed countries of the world in math achievement. On average US students place 32nd in the world in math, following Portugal. The best state, Massachusetts, is only 9th in the world; the most populous state (California) comes in 37th. (5:59)

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Hoover senior fellows Paul Peterson (left) and Eric Hanushek

Should California close its schools?

with Eric Hanushek, Paul E. Petersonvia Hoover Videos
Monday, August 8, 2011

Hoover senior fellows and members of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson label California's answer to the potential cuts in school funding—reducing the school year—as the worst possible policy. Hanushek and Peterson note that eliminating bad teachers could improve schools by ensuring a good teacher for everyone. (5:35)

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Terry M. Moe

Moe on the Internet’s effect on teachers' unions

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Terry Moe, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses the effect of the Internet on teachers unions in his Wall Street Journal article, dated July 18, 2011, titled The Internet Will Reduce Teachers Union Power. Moe appeared on the Brian Wilson Show as well on the radio with Hancock and Kelley to discuss his article.

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Terry M. Moe

Moe on the Brian Wilson show

via Brian Wilson and the Afternoon Drive (WSPD)
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Terry Moe, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret Task Force on K–12 education, discusses teachers unions and what they do to public trust.

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Analysis and Commentary

This Glass is Half-Empty, Maybe Two-Thirds

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Education Next
Thursday, July 21, 2011

...[O]ur kids on average are woefully lacking in essential skills and knowledge across every subject in the curriculum...

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The Internet Will Reduce Teachers Union Power

by Terry M. Moevia Wall Street Journal
Monday, July 18, 2011

Online learning means fewer teachers (and union members) per student...

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Don't ditch testing after Atlanta cheating, boost test security

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via CNN.com
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Cheating should not lead us to abandon assessments, even as we develop additional performance indicators for our schools and educators...

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Academic Accreditation is Flawed

by Alvin Rabushkavia Thoughtful Ideas
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Academic accreditation in tertiary education amounts to the industry setting its own standards and then judging producers of higher education against those standards...

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Chester E. Finn Jr.

Finn discusses Atlanta school system cheating scandal

via Fox Business
Thursday, July 7, 2011

Chester Finn, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and chairman of the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, discusses cheating in schools in light of the recent scandal in Atlanta on Fox Business. Finn notes that the teachers and students are judged on the basis of test scores, intensifying the pressure to do well, and that better test security can help mitigate the cheating.

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