Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
West, Martin R., and Paul E. Peterson. "Sue First, Teach Later." Wall Street Journal, April 28, 2005.
Peterson, Paul E., and Martin R. West. "Power of the Voucher." New York Sun, April 11, 2005.
Peterson, Paul E. "NCLB: A Mid-Course Correction Needed." Education Next 5.2 (Spring 2005): 3.
Peterson, Paul E. "The New Politics of Federalism." Spectrum: Journal of State Government 78.2 (Spring 2005): 5-7.
West, Martin R., and Paul E. Peterson. "The Efficacy of Choice Threats Within School Accountability Systems: Results from Legislatively Induced Experiments." Program on Education Policy and Governance and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, PEPG 05-01 and RWP 05-033, April 2005.
Peterson, Paul E., ed. Choice and Competition in American Education. Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
Peterson, Paul E. "Consolidate Districts, Not Schools." Reforming Education in Arkansas: Recommendations From the Koret Task Force. Ed. Koret Task Force. Hoover Press, 2005, 107-117.
Peterson, Paul E. "A Conflict of Interest: District Regulation of School Choice and Supplemental Services." Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child. Ed. John E. Chubb. Hoover Press, 2005.
Howell, William G., Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Dog Eats AFT Homework." Wall Street Journal, August 18, 2004.
Peterson, Paul E. "Money Has Not Been Left Behind." Education Week, March 17, 2004.
Peterson, Paul E., and William G. Howell. “Efficiency, Bias, and Classification Schemes: A Response to Alan B. Krueger and Pei Zhu." American Behavioral Scientist 47.5 (January 2004): 699-717.
Howell, William G., and Paul E. Peterson. "Uses of Theory in Randomized Field Trials." American Behavioral Scientist 47.5 (January 2004): 634-657.
Peterson, Paul E. "Schools After 20 Years." Current 454 (July-August 2003): 7-9.
Peterson, Paul E., and Martin R. West, eds. No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of School Accountability. Brookings Institution, 2003.
Fiorina, Morris P., Paul E. Peterson, and D. Stephen Voss. America's New Democracy, 2nd edition. Pearson, 2003.
Peterson, Paul E., ed. The Future of School Choice. Hoover Institution, 2003.
Peterson, Paul E. "What's Next for School Vouchers." Dice Report: Journal for Institutional Comparisons 1.4 (Winter 2003): 57-61.
Peterson, Paul E. Our Schools and Our Future: Are We Still at Risk? Hoover Institution, 2003.
Peterson, Paul E. "Ticket to Nowhere: Student Achievement Remains Minimal." Education Next 3.2 (Spring 2003).
Peterson, Paul E., and William G. Howell. "A Quiet Revolution." National Law Journal (July 8, 2002): A21.
Peterson, Paul E., and Herbert J. Walberg. "Catholic Schools Excel." School Reform News (July 2002).
Mayer, Daniel P., Paul E. Peterson, David E. Myers, Christina Clark Tuttle, and William G. Howell. "School Choice in New York City After Three Years: An Evaluation of the School Choice Scholarships Program." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG02-01, February 2002.
Peterson, Paul E., William G. Howell, Patrick J. Wolf, and David E. Campbell. The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools. Brookings Institution, 2002.
Campbell, David E., Martin R. West, and Paul E. Peterson. "Who Chooses? Who Uses? Participation in a National School Voucher Program." Choice with Equity: An Assessment by the Koret Task Force on K-12 Education. Ed. Paul T. Hill. Hoover Institution, 2002.
Howell, William G., Patrick J. Wolf, David E. Campbell, and Paul E. Peterson. "School Vouchers and Academic Performance: Results from Three Randomized Field Trials." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 21.2 (Spring 2002): 191-217.
Wolf, Patrick J., Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West. "Results of a School Voucher Experiment: The Case of Washington, D.C. After Two Years." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-05, August 2001.
West, Martin R., Paul E. Peterson, and David E. Campbell. "School Choice in Dayton, Ohio after Two Years: An Evaluation of the Parents Advancing Choice in Education Scholarship Program." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-04, August 2001.
Peterson, Paul E., and David E. Campbell. "An Evaluation of the Children's Scholarship Fund." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-03, May 2001.
Peterson, Paul E., and David Campbell, eds. Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education. Brookings Institution, 2001.
Peterson, Paul E., David E. Campbell, and Martin R. West. "An Evaluation of the Basic Fund Scholarship Program in the San Francisco Bay Area, California." Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance Research Paper PEPG01-01, January 2001.
Peterson, Paul E. "Choice and Competition in K-12 Education." Governance amid Bigger, Better Markets. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2001.
Peterson, Paul E. "The Interests of the Limited City." The Politics of Urban America: A Reader. Ed. Dennis R. Judd and Paul Kantor. Allyn, 2001.
Peterson, Paul E. "School Choice Experiments in Urban Education." School Choice or Best Systems: What Improves Education? Ed. Margaret C. Wang and Herbert J. Walberg. Erlbaum, 2001.
Peterson, Paul E. "Choice in American Education." A Primer on America's Schools. Ed. Terry Moe. Hoover Institution, 2001.
Peterson, Paul E. "Impacts on School Vouchers on Students and Families." An Education Agenda: Let Parents Choose Their Children's School. Ed. John C. Goodman and Fritz F. Steiger. National Center for Policy Analysis, 2001.