TASK FORCE ON K–12 EDUCATION

The Task Force on K–12 Education is a top-rate team of education experts brought together by the Hoover Institution, with the support of the Koret Foundation, to work on education reform. The primary objectives of the task force are to gather, evaluate, and disseminate existing evidence in an analytical context, and analyze reform measures that will enhance the quality and productivity of K–12 education.

Chester E. Finn, Jr. serves as chair of the Task Force on K–12 education.

Top row, left to right: Chester E. Finn Jr., Paul Peterson, Terry Moe, John Chubb, Paul Hill Bottom row, left to right: Herb Walberg, Caroline M. Hoxby, Diane Ravitch, Eric Hanushek. Not shown: Tom Loveless. Photo by Visual Art Services. Member Login

October 1, 2008
Schools No More For Scandal
School reform is bloody hard--Admiral Rickover compared it to moving a graveyard--and harder still in big cities...

September 9, 2008
The Law that Dare Not Speak Its Name
As the new school year and the climactic period of the presidential election both commence, the future of federal education policy is murkier than ever before...

September 1, 2008
RIGHT ON READING
LAST week, Schools Chancel lor Joel Klein announced the start of a pilot program that will introduce a new way to teach reading to children in kindergarten, first grade and second grade in 10 low-performing schools...

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