With strong policy recommendation based on empirical evidence, the Koret Task Force on K–12 Education has become an influential player in reshaping the country’s educational landscape.

  • In 2006, at the invitation of Governor Jeb Bush, the Task Force agreed to undertake an objective assessment of Florida's education policies, focusing on the most pressing issues on the state's agenda—accountability, curriculum reform, effective teaching, school choice, and organizational change, including voluntary preschool education, class-size reduction, and more effective resource management.
  • In 2005 the Task Force worked with the Arkansas state government to create a blueprint for reform in four vital areas: standards and curriculum, assessment and accountability, organization and options, and teacher quality.
  • In 2004 the Koret Task Force worked with Governor Rick Perry and the co-chairs of the Texas legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance to address key elements of the state’s educational policy, including funding, school choice, teacher quality, and school leadership.

In addition to their work with these state governments, individual members of the Task Force have advised many other government and legislative organizations, including the U. S. Department of Education and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.