Williamson M. "Bill" Evers (born October 18, 1948) is an American libertarian activist and education researcher. In 1988, he became a resident scholar at Stanford University's Hoover Institution first as a national fellow, then as a visiting scholar, and most recently as a research fellow there and at The Independent Institute.[citation needed] He went on leave from Hoover to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development in the United States Department of Education in 2007 to 2009.[2] At the beginning of September 2016, he was selected to lead the "agency action team" for the Department of Education in the Trump-Pence transition.[3][better source needed]
During the 1970s and '80s, Evers was involved in the libertarian movement in the United States and the Libertarian Party specifically. In 1980, he was the Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional District of California. For several years he edited the libertarian magazine Inquiry. "Evers was the first editor of Inquiry which was initially published by the Cato Institute. He was abruptly fired in a nasty internal power dispute with Cato president Ed Crane."[4] At the time, he was considered a radical (he was a prominent member of the party's Radical Caucus) and an ally of Murray Rothbard against Crane and his supporters.[5] In 1984, Evers was campaign director for Libertarian Party presidential candidate David Bergland.[4] In 1993, he helped defeat an effort to eliminate the LP membership Pledge and moderate the LP Platform. He was still a member of the Libertarian National Committee as of March 1996.[6]
In the late 1990s, Evers began to work in the Republican Party, serving on George W. Bush's transition team after the 2000 election and acting as a Bush adviser in the 2000 and 2004 campaigns and as a McCain adviser in 2008 and a Romney adviser in the 2012 presidential elections.[1][7][8] In California, Evers has also served on the Republican State Central Committee and acted as an adviser to several Republican gubernatorial campaigns.[citation needed]
Education activism
In 1995, while one of his children was a third-grader at Escondido Elementary School in the Palo Alto Unified School District in California, Evers became an outspoken participant in the Math Wars over the teaching of mathematics. He became a leading member of the steering committee of a group called HOLD (Honest Open Logical Debate) on Math Reform[9] and organized a publicity stunt in which a toilet was mounted on the back of a pick-up truck and driven to a protest outside the school district headquarters. There Evers ceremonially flushed the new curriculum.[10]
Evers was a commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission from 1996 to 1998 and again in 2010. At the Hoover Institution, he joined its Koret Task Force on K–12 Education, which was formed in 1999 and wound up its operations in 2014.
In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and was appointed by Education Secretary Rod Paige to the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. From July to December 2003, he served as a senior education adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority during the U.S. occupation of Iraq.[11] In 2004 he was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Education in California, on which he served until 2007.
On February 8, 2007, Bush nominated Evers to be an assistant secretary of education. His confirmation by the Senate was announced on October 17, 2007.[12] The eight-month delay was largely attributed to enemies he made during the Math Wars.[13]
Evers, Williamson (1987). Limits of liberty of the press in political theory from Milton to Hocking (Ph.D.). Stanford University. OCLC 224394115.
Evers, Williamson M (1996). Victims' rights, restitution, and retribution. Oakland, Calif.: Independent Institute. OCLC 35597897.
Evers, Williamson M (1998). What's Gone Wrong in America's Classrooms. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 954330741.
Evers, Williamson (2000). "Liberty of the Press under Socialism". In Anderson, Annelise Graebner (ed.). Political money : deregulating American politics : selected writings on campaign finance reform. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 43311782.
Evers, Williamson M; Izumi, Lance T; Riley, Pamela A (2001). School Reform: The Critical Issues. Hoover Institution Press. ISBN0-8179-2872-3. OCLC 425625007.
Evers, Williamson M; Walberg, Herbert J (2002). School Accountability. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 425814494.
Evers, Williamson M; Izumi, Lance T (2002). Teacher Quality. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 843881974.
Evers, Williamson (2000). "The curricular smorgasbord". In Peterson, Paul E.; Chubb, John E (eds.). Our schools and our future : – are we still at risk?. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 51258363.
Evers, Williamson M; Walberg, Herbert J (2004). Testing student learning, evaluating teaching effectiveness. Hoover Institution Press. OCLC 54111561.
Evers, Williamson; Izumi, Lance T. (2005). "Fixing Failing Schools in California". In Chubb, John E (ed.). Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN0742548872. OCLC 57676010.
Evers, Williamson M.; Clopton, Paul (2006). "High-spending, low-performing school districts". Courting failure : how school finance lawsuits exploit judges' good intentions and harm our children. OCLC 70106835.
Evers, Williamson M. (2010). "Standards and Competitive Rigor". American education in 2030. OCLC 694173790.
References
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^. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
^Jackson, Allyn. "The Math Wars: California Battles It Out over Mathematics Education Reform (Part I)" (PDF). Notices of the AMS. 44.
^"Hoover Fellow Williamson M. Evers Named Senior Education Adviser in Iraq".[permanent dead link]
^"News | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov.
^Gerry Shih, Fellow faces Senate test: Critics block Evers’ appointment to key D.C. education post, others support Hoover scholar[permanent dead link], The Stanford Daily, September 27, 2007
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Williamson Evers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Williamson M Bill Evers born October 18 1948 is an American libertarian activist and education researcher In 1988 he became a resident scholar at Stanford University s Hoover Institution first as a national fellow then as a visiting scholar and most recently as a research fellow there and at The Independent Institute citation needed He went on leave from Hoover to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Planning Evaluation and Policy Development in the United States Department of Education in 2007 to 2009 2 At the beginning of September 2016 he was selected to lead the agency action team for the Department of Education in the Trump Pence transition 3 better source needed Williamson EversBorn 1948 10 18 October 18 1948 age 74 citation needed San Francisco California U S Alma materStanford University BA MA PhD 1 Political partyLibertarian before 2000 Republican 2000 present Contents 1 Political activism 2 Education activism 3 Bibliography 4 ReferencesPolitical activism EditDuring the 1970s and 80s Evers was involved in the libertarian movement in the United States and the Libertarian Party specifically In 1980 he was the Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in the 12th Congressional District of California For several years he edited the libertarian magazine Inquiry Evers was the first editor of Inquiry which was initially published by the Cato Institute He was abruptly fired in a nasty internal power dispute with Cato president Ed Crane 4 At the time he was considered a radical he was a prominent member of the party s Radical Caucus and an ally of Murray Rothbard against Crane and his supporters 5 In 1984 Evers was campaign director for Libertarian Party presidential candidate David Bergland 4 In 1993 he helped defeat an effort to eliminate the LP membership Pledge and moderate the LP Platform He was still a member of the Libertarian National Committee as of March 1996 6 In the late 1990s Evers began to work in the Republican Party serving on George W Bush s transition team after the 2000 election and acting as a Bush adviser in the 2000 and 2004 campaigns and as a McCain adviser in 2008 and a Romney adviser in the 2012 presidential elections 1 7 8 In California Evers has also served on the Republican State Central Committee and acted as an adviser to several Republican gubernatorial campaigns citation needed Education activism EditIn 1995 while one of his children was a third grader at Escondido Elementary School in the Palo Alto Unified School District in California Evers became an outspoken participant in the Math Wars over the teaching of mathematics He became a leading member of the steering committee of a group called HOLD Honest Open Logical Debate on Math Reform 9 and organized a publicity stunt in which a toilet was mounted on the back of a pick up truck and driven to a protest outside the school district headquarters There Evers ceremonially flushed the new curriculum 10 Evers was a commissioner on the California State Academic Standards Commission from 1996 to 1998 and again in 2010 At the Hoover Institution he joined its Koret Task Force on K 12 Education which was formed in 1999 and wound up its operations in 2014 In 2001 he was appointed by President George W Bush to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars and was appointed by Education Secretary Rod Paige to the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board From July to December 2003 he served as a senior education adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority during the U S occupation of Iraq 11 In 2004 he was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Education in California on which he served until 2007 On February 8 2007 Bush nominated Evers to be an assistant secretary of education His confirmation by the Senate was announced on October 17 2007 12 The eight month delay was largely attributed to enemies he made during the Math Wars 13 Evers has written several opinion columns for well known publications such as The New York Times The Wall Street Journal The Los Angeles Times and The Christian Science Monitor Bibliography EditEvers Williamson 1987 Limits of liberty of the press in political theory from Milton to Hocking Ph D Stanford University OCLC 224394115 Evers Williamson M 1996 Victims rights restitution and retribution Oakland Calif Independent Institute OCLC 35597897 Evers Williamson M 1998 What s Gone Wrong in America s Classrooms Hoover Institution Press OCLC 954330741 Evers Williamson 2000 Liberty of the Press under Socialism In Anderson Annelise Graebner ed Political money deregulating American politics selected writings on campaign finance reform Hoover Institution Press OCLC 43311782 Evers Williamson M Izumi Lance T Riley Pamela A 2001 School Reform The Critical Issues Hoover Institution Press ISBN 0 8179 2872 3 OCLC 425625007 Evers Williamson M Walberg Herbert J 2002 School Accountability Hoover Institution Press OCLC 425814494 Evers Williamson M Izumi Lance T 2002 Teacher Quality Hoover Institution Press OCLC 843881974 Evers Williamson 2000 The curricular smorgasbord In Peterson Paul E Chubb John E eds Our schools and our future are we still at risk Hoover Institution Press OCLC 51258363 Evers Williamson M Walberg Herbert J 2004 Testing student learning evaluating teaching effectiveness Hoover Institution Press OCLC 54111561 Evers Williamson Izumi Lance T 2005 Fixing Failing Schools in California In Chubb John E ed Within Our Reach How America Can Educate Every Child Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 0742548872 OCLC 57676010 Evers Williamson M Clopton Paul 2006 High spending low performing school districts Courting failure how school finance lawsuits exploit judges good intentions and harm our children OCLC 70106835 Evers Williamson M 2010 Standards and Competitive Rigor American education in 2030 OCLC 694173790 References Edit a b Williamson M Evers Hoover Institution Retrieved 2021 08 03 Archived President Bush Nominates Williamson Evers as Education Assistant Secretary 2011 10 23 Archived from the original on 2011 10 23 Retrieved 2021 06 19 DocumentCloud www documentcloud org a b Burris Charles 2011 02 05 Kochs v Soros A Partial Backstory Archived 2012 10 19 at the Wayback Machine LewRockwell com Blockbuster at Billings The Libertarian Forum Murray N Rothbard ed September 1982 Libertarian Party National Committee Directory web archive org February 13 1998 Archived from the original on 1998 02 13 http chronicle com blogs election id 2126 dead link Editorial Staff May 22 2012 Mitt Romney announces education policy team Pioneer Institute Honest Open Logical Debate on math reform Archived from the original on 2017 07 03 Retrieved 2008 03 15 Jackson Allyn The Math Wars California Battles It Out over Mathematics Education Reform Part I PDF Notices of the AMS 44 Hoover Fellow Williamson M Evers Named Senior Education Adviser in Iraq permanent dead link News U S Department of Education www ed gov Gerry Shih Fellow faces Senate test Critics block Evers appointment to key D C education post others support Hoover scholar permanent dead link The Stanford Daily September 27 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williamson Evers amp oldid 1107213465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
