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November 17, 2008
States with Genuinely Alternative Teacher Certification Programs Have Greater Representation of Minority Teachers in Schools and Higher Achievement Gains among Students, New Study Finds
States with teacher certification programs that provide a genuine alternative pathway for teacher candidates have a greater representation of minority teachers and higher classroom learning gains than states that have no alternative certification or a purely symbolic one. Read the full article, "What Happens When States Have Genuine Alternative Certification?" by Paul E. Peterson and Daniel Nadler


November 12, 2008
Rehnquist Papers: Finding Aid for Materials from 1947 to 1974 Available to Researchers on November 17, 2008
STANFORD – Materials from the papers of the late Justice William H. Rehnquist involving his work from 1947 to 1971 and Supreme Court cases from the 1972 to 1974 terms will be opened to researchers on November 17, 2008, at the Hoover Institution.


November 6, 2008
Hoover fellows, associates honored by AAAS for work to reduce threat of nuclear weapons
STANFORD – Three Hoover Institution senior fellows and two distinguished associates were honored on October 12 by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for their collaborative and ongoing efforts to reduce the global threat of nuclear weapons.


November 5, 2008
ROBERT HALL PRESIDENT-ELECT OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
STANFORD – Robert E. Hall, who holds a joint position endowed by Robert and Carole McNeil as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a professor in the economics department at Stanford University, is now president-elect of the American Economic Association.


October 28, 2008
HOOVER INSTITUTION ANNOUNCES DATES FOR ACCESS TO THE PAPERS OF CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST
STANFORD – The papers of Supreme Court justice William H. Rehnquist for the 1972 and 1973 Supreme Court terms will be opened to researchers at the Hoover Institution Archives on November 17. Papers from the 1974 Supreme Court term in the Rehnquist Collection and his correspondence files from 1972 through 2005 will be opened by January 5, 2009.


October 24, 2008
A sound recording from May 3, 1952, of retired admiral Harold B. "Min" Miller
A sound recording from May 3, 1952, of retired admiral Harold B. "Min" Miller was recently discovered in Hoover's Radio Free Europe archives...


October 22, 2008
PAPERS OF LATE U.S. CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST DONATED TO HOOVER INSTITUTION
STANFORD – The papers of Supreme Court justice William H. Rehnquist for the 1972 and 1973 Supreme Court terms will be opened to researchers at the Hoover Institution Archives on Monday, November 17, 2008. Rehnquist's papers from the 1974 term and his correspondence files from 1972 through 2005 will be opened by January 5, 2009.


October 21, 2008
The Hoover Institution Retreat was held October 19–21, 2008
STANFORD—A number of issues were discussed, including the presidential election, financial markets, the credit crunch, property rights and democracy in Latin America...


October 16, 2008
As Presidential Debate Highlights Need for Competition in U.S. Public Education, First-Ever Multi-National Study Shows Competition from Private Schools Improves Achievement for Both Public and Private School Students
Countries with Higher Private School Enrollment Produce Higher Scores on the PISA International Test. Read the full article, "School Choice International" by Martin R. West and Ludger Woessmann


October 15, 2008
Hoover Hosts Roundtable Discussion in Honor of a Delegation from Renmin University
STANFORD—A delegation from Renmin University of China visited the Hoover Institution on October 15.


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