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Uncommon Knowledge: Paul Peterson and Rick Hanushek on School Choice
In this clip from my recent with discussion with Paul Peterson and Rick Hanushek — both members of Hoover’s K-12 Task Force on Education — I ask them to evaluate Milton Friedman’s proposal for school vouchers, now over a half-century old. Is it a practical idea? Have charter schools solved most of the same problems? And are competitive pressures reshaping public schools in America? Their answers below:
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Peter,
These two stories were recently on Breitbart. If they are true, what other lunacy is being covered up in Common Core. I think we are seeing a melt down. Like with the ACA everyone wanted to improve the situation but what they got was worse than nothing.
Founder of Common Core Standards Says “It’s Not Going To Work”.
Carnegie Corporation: Common Core Will Double High School Dropout Rate.
Regards,
Jim
Hmmm… ‘sounds interesting.
Peter, can you tell us about Hoover’s K-12 Task Force on Education?