The group conducts original research and assessments of a broad variety of K–12 education issues, policies, and practices.
The task force supports three core education reform principles: accountability, choice, and transparency.
The task force has written on such issues as accountability and academic achievement, charter schools, curriculum and learning standards, education finance issues, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, the politics of public education, and teacher certification, professional development, and incentive pay structures.
In addition to its research and analysis, the Koret Task Force serves as the editorial board of the Hoover-affiliated journal Education Next.
Hirsch is the founder and chairman of Core Knowledge Foundation and a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia.