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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Ed Trust Midwest Report on Michigan’s Charter Authorizers: A Decent Start, But Hardly the Final Word
Followers of Fordham’s work know that we are obsessed with charter school quality, both nationally and in our home state of Ohio. We are also a charter school authorizer, responsible for overseeing a portfolio of eleven schools in the Buckeye State—a job we take very seriously.
Scott Walker Doesn’t Need A Degree — And Neither Do You
Can Gifted Education Survive The Common Core?
What does the Common Core portend for America’s high-achieving and gifted students? Quite a kerfuffle has erupted in many parts of the country, with boosters of these rigorous new standards declaring that they’re plenty sufficient to challenge the ablest pupils and boosters of gifted education fretting that this will be used as the latest excuse to do away with already-dwindling opportunities for such children.
Q&A With Dan Banik, Professor Of Online International Development Course
Dan Banik was a visiting associate professor at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute from July 2013 through July 2014.
Robots Are Hurting Middle Class Workers, And Education Won’t Solve The Problem, Larry Summers says
Two weeks ago, the famous economist Larry Summers sat in a chair on a stage at the National Press Club, talked with several other smart people for an hour and briefly upended a major debate in economics.
Racial Controversies Are As Misleading Today As They Were When The Moynihan Report Was Written
In its Spring issue, Education Next takes note of the 50th anniversary of a 1965 publication issued by the U. S. Department of Labor entitled “The Negro Family.”
The Revolution That Could Change The Way Your Child Is Taught
The video does not seem remarkable on first viewing. A title informs us that we are watching Ashley Hinton, a teacher at Vailsburg Elementary, a school in Newark, New Jersey.
What Schools Can Do To Address America's Marriage Crisis, Part II
Last week, I argued that single parenthood is a major impediment to upward mobility for low-income youth, especially when parenthood starts in one’s teens or early twenties.
Did Education Suffer During The Great Recession?
When the Great Recession struck in 2008, it made young people think differently about American higher education, a Stanford economist says.
President Hennessy, Vice Provost Elam Speak At Sigma Nu Gender Issues Panel
In an event titled “Defining Manhood: What Can Men at Stanford Do?” Stanford President John Hennessy and Vice Provost Harry Elam spoke at the Sigma Nu house on March 10, along with Hoover Fellow Joseph Felter Ph.D. ’05 and associate professor of sociology, Robb Willer.
Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don't Apply To Elite Schools
Right now, high school seniors across the country are trying hard not to think about what is — or isn't — coming in the mail.
Condoleezza Rice Visits Campus, Speaks On Governance In Collegiate Sports
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke with USC Athletic Director Pat Haden on the state of governance in college sports at Town & Gown on Monday evening.
Signature Security Course Goes Online For Global Audience
International Security in a Changing World has been CISAC’s signature course since its inception in 1970. Thousands of Stanford students have taken the popular class, which has changed over time from a course focused on U.S.-Soviet arms control to one that analyzes an array of international security challenges and includes a two-day simulation of an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council.
Business Dean Seizes Rare Opportunity To Lead Hoover Institution, And Other News About People
As of late last year, Thomas W. Gilligan, 60, dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, thought he was in the final posting of his career in military, governmental, and educational leadership.
Fmr Kevin Mccarthy Counsel Is Hoover Institution's New DC Director
The Hoover Institution, a public policy research center in California's Stanford University which focuses on the study of economics, politics, history, political economy and international affairs, has just announced Mike Franc as its new Washington, DC programs director.
Modern American Conservatism: A Spirited Conversation At The Hoover Institution
It can be said with a high degree of certainty that Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover did not have the warmest of relationships.
Elite Private Schools Use Wide Range Of Ed-Tech Strategies
Prestigious private schools across the country are grappling with how best to use educational technologies, exploring a wide range of strategies that diverge from the approaches taken by most of their public school counterparts.
Not Enough Value To Justify More Of The Same
It is hard getting around the historic facts. Real per pupil spending has more than doubled in the past 40 years, but the mathematics and reading scores of 17-year-olds have barely budged.
Michael Spence At The Rimini Lecture In Economics And Finance Conference (9:20)
Hoover fellow Michael Spence discusses his book The Next Convergence: The Future of Economic Growth in a Multispeed World.
Who Trashes Liberal Arts?
An op-ed piece titled "Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts" appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal. But it is not conservatives who trashed the liberal arts.