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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
How Not To Teach American History
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by David Davenport, Gordon Lloydvia Defining Ideas
The Civic Education Crisis
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by David Davenportvia Defining Ideas
Charters Can Do What’s Best for Students Who Care
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by Michael J. Petrillivia New York Times
How the Education Spendthrifts Get Away With It
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by Paul E. Petersonvia Wall Street Journal
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
Global Education
Affirmative Action and the Demotion of Truth
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by Peter Berkowitzvia Real Clear Politics
A Win For Students
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by Richard A. Epsteinvia Defining Ideas

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Online Asset Pricing Back Again!

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Monday, February 3, 2020

My online Asset Pricing course is back again, after one more software/administrative change once again threatened its demise.  It's still on Canvas, but you have to ask to sign on. 

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Berkeley Weeded Out Job Applicants Who Didn't Propose Specific Plans To Advance Diversity

cited John H. Cochranevia Reason
Monday, February 3, 2020

The university's litmus test is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

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Analysis and Commentary

The Education Exchange: Are Homeschooled Children Missing Out On Cultural Capital?

by Paul E. Petersonvia The Education Exchange
Monday, February 3, 2020

An assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma, Daniel Hamlin, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss research on whether homeschooled children have fewer opportunities to acquire cultural capital than their public school peers.

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More Selective Editing Of American History

by John Yoovia National Review
Friday, January 31, 2020

Today, the president of the University of California, Janet Napolitano, decided to remove the name of John Boalt from the law school building at the University of California at Berkeley. Boalt undeniably made racist remarks opposing Chinese immigration to California in the late 19th century which added to the forces that results in the passage of the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act.

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Puerto Rico Schools Face Uphill Battle To Reopen After Earthquake

mentioning Hoover Institutionvia Politico
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Puerto Rico education department slowly opens schools after devastating earthquake: 177 schools that have been certified and inspected by engineers opened their doors on Tuesday and Wednesday to welcome back students after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake delayed the start of classes. On Monday, 51 more schools will also be ready, Puerto Rico Education Secretary Eligio Hernández Pérez said.

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HESI Policy AnalysisFeatured

The Unavoidable: Tomorrow's Teacher Compensation

by Eric Hanushekvia Hoover Education Success Initiative | The Papers
Thursday, January 30, 2020

States and localities cannot avoid dealing with issues of teacher compensation. Not only is it the largest budget item for many local governments, but also it is the place of largest leverage for improving the quality of schools.

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Executive Summary "The Unavoidable: Tomorrow's Teacher Compensation

by Eric Hanushekvia Hoover Education Success Initiative
Thursday, January 30, 2020

An executive summary of the policy analysis "The Unavoidable: Tomorrow's Teacher Compensation," from the Hoover Education Success Initiative.

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Newly Formed Hoover Education Success Initiative Releases Paper On Transforming Teacher Compensation

Thursday, January 30, 2020

As state legislative sessions begin around the country, the Hoover Education Success Initiative (HESI), a new research program at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, has released “The Unavoidable: Tomorrow’s Teacher Compensation”—a policy briefing on the important connections between teacher compensation systems and student achievement outcomes.

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Michael Petrilli On The Education Gadfly Show: School Choice Week 2020

interview with Michael J. Petrillivia Education Gadfly
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Hoover Institution fellow Michael Petrilli discusses National School Choice Week.

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Analysis and Commentary

The Endless, Rocky Path To Reading Science

by Chester E. Finn Jr.via Flypaper (Fordham Education Blog)
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Maybe the “reading wars” will never end, no matter how definitive the research on what works with beginning readers and what doesn’t. 

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