Economic Growth and Education: Effective Teachers

Investing In Good Teachers Pays Big Dividends

The Shift: Exploring America’s Rapidly Changing Workforce

The Takeaway is in San Francisco, California for a special broadcast from public radio station KQED. During this special broadcast co-hosted by Takeaway Host John Hockenberry and Queena Kim, the senior editor of KQED's Silicon Valley Desk, we'll explore our changing labor market, and some innovative proposals that will help our society through this transformation.

IMF Podcast: Schools, skills and economic growth

There is a strong connection between human capital and economic growth, and in this podcast, Eric Hanushek says societies that invest a lot in the cognitive skills of their people grow significantly faster. Hanushek studies the relationship between education policy and economic outcomes at Stanford University. Contributors: Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.

Eric A. Hanushek and Paul E. Peterson on Changes in the Achievement Gap

In 1964, as part of the Civil Rights Act, Congress authorized a national study of equality of educational opportunity. The study was conducted under the leadership of James Coleman.

Universal Basic Skills

WISE 2015 Keynotes - Implementing the New Education Agenda

Universal Basic Skills: What countries stand to gain

Discussions about expanding the Millennium Development Goals beyond 2015 acknowledge, in part, that the original goal of universal primary schooling should include a stronger component on learning outcomes. A focus on learning and skills is strongly supported by evidence about the economic benefits that accompany improved school quality.

The Knowledge Capital of Nations: Education and the Economics of Growth

Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann

Uncommon Knowledge with Hoover fellows Rick Hanushek and Paul Peterson