Reforming K-12 Education

Lessons From The Hoover Policy Boot Camp

Contributing Scholar: Caroline Hoxby

Education Policy: What Actually Improves Outcomes

Economic evidence offers new ways to think about some of education policy’s most persistent problems, from how teachers are paid to how students finance college and how universities identify academic talent.

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What Makes College Opportunity Fair?

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Fair access to college depends on both how students finance education and how institutions identify talent. Better-designed grants and loans can balance opportunity with accountability, while admissions testing can help talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds demonstrate their ability.

Check out more on the topic:

Read "Program Report: Economics of Education" by Caroline Hoxby here.
Watch "Tom Siebel on Education, Reinvention, and the AI Revolution" here.
Read "What D.C. is proving about teacher salaries" here.

Learn more about Caroline M. Hoxby here.

Recorded on August 14, 2025.

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