William G. Howell

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William G. Howell is an assistant professor of government at Harvard University.

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Teachers' Unions Slipping

by Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howell, Martin R. Westvia Hoover Digest
Friday, October 26, 2012

The unions are losing their appeal. Even among teachers themselves, polls suggest. By Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howell, and Martin R. West.

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Teachers Unions Have a Popularity Problem

by Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howell, Martin R. Westvia Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Only 22% of Americans think unions have a positive effect on schools...

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Meeting of the Minds

by William G. Howell, Paul E. Peterson, Martin R. Westvia Education Next
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The 2010 EdNext-PEPG Survey shows that, on many education reform issues, Democrats and Republicans hardly disagree...

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School Choice: A Civil Rights Issue

by Paul E. Peterson, William G. Howellvia Hoover Daily Report
Monday, June 24, 2002

Despite the efforts of the civil rights movement, public schools today remain just as segregated as they were in the 1950s.