Eric Hanushek on what test scores indicate about teacher effectiveness and national growth, and more

Eric Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, discusses his significant contributions to educational policy, his work on the economic returns to educational quality, the impact of No Child Left Behind, and how teacher effectiveness is best measured by student outcomes. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2025-10/045-TWGO%20Hanushek_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/eric-hanushek-2025