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Voucher Controversy

PEPG Director Paul E. Peterson and fellow member of Hoover’s Task Force on K–12 Education Terry Moe comment on the controversy surrounding the likely termination of the Washington, D.C., voucher program.

 

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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upcoming events

Fall 2009
PEPG Education Policy Colloquia Series
The full schedule for colloquia series is now posted on series webpage.

 
recent books and research

Impact of For-Profit and Nonprofit Management on Student Achievement:
The Philadelphia Intervention, 2002-2008

Paul E. Peterson and Matthew M. Chingos

Producing superstars for the economic Mundial: The Mexican Predicament with quality of education
Lant Pritchett and Martina Viarengo

School Choice International:Exploring Public-Private Partnerships
Edited by Rajashri Chakrabarti and Paul E. Peterson

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

 
press releases and program news

May 19 , 2009
PEPG Research Affiliate William G. Howell and PEPG Deputy Director Martin R. West release findings from the Education Next—PEPG Survey showing that when provided with accurate information, public support for increased spending on schools and teacher salaries declines
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March 16, 2009
PEPG Director Paul E. Peterson and Deputy Director Martin R. West, along with Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution, Release a New Report Commissioned by the Florida State Board of Education Providing a Blueprint for State Response to the Fiscal Crisis

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