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Educating America: The Will and the Way Forward

A Public Address by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
October 1, 2008

A Harvard Institute of Politics FORUM Event
Co-sponsored by PEPG

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Established in 1996 under the direction of Paul E. Peterson, the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) has distinguished itself as a significant contributor to the systematic analysis of education policy and governing arrangements. Located within Harvard University's Government Department and the Kennedy School of Government's Taubman Center for State and Local Government, PEPG continues to fulfill its core missions:

• provide high-level scientific training for young scholars who can make independent contributions to scholarly research;
• foster a national community of reform-minded scientific researchers; and
• produce path-breaking studies that provide a scientific basis for school reform policy.

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Current and Past Issues

upcoming events

FALL 2008 PEPG Colloquia

October 28, 2008
Eric Hanushek
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

November 12, 2008
Ludger Woessmann
Professor of Economics, University of Munich and CESifo

December 10 , 2008
Jacob Vigdor
Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics, Duke University and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economics Research

 
recent books and research

The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion
William G. Howell, Martin R. West and Paul E. Peterson

Teacher Effectiveness, Mobility, and Attrition in Florida: A descriptive analysis
Martin West and Matthew Chingos

Heterogeneity in School Sector Effects on Elementary Student Performance
Paul E. Peterson and Elena Llaudet

Impact of For-Profit and Non-Profit Management on Student Achievement: The Philadelphia Experiment
Paul E. Peterson and Matthew M. Chingos

Civics Exam: Schools of Choice Boost Civic Values
Patrick J. Wolf

 
press releases and program news

August 14, 2008
President Bush announces intent to nominate program director Paul E. Peterson to the National Board of Education Sciences
Press Release

August 12, 2008
The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion Released
Press Release

August 11, 2008
2008 Program Report Released

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