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Frederick M. Hess

Frederick M. Hess is an American educator, political scientist, and author. He is a resident fellow and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and the author of the blogs "Rick Hess Straight Up" at Education Week and "Old School with Rick Hess" at Education Next. He is an executive editor of Education Next and a contributing editor to National Review. His books include Spinning Wheels, Letters to a Young Education Reformer, Cage-Busting Leadership, A Search for Common Ground, The Great School Rethink, and Getting Education Right.

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A Search for Common Ground

A Search for Common Ground

2021

with Pedro A. Noguera

Letters to a Young Education Reformer

Letters to a Young Education Reformer

2017
Private Enterprise and Public Education

Private Enterprise and Public Education

2013
Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age: Using Learning Science to Reboot Schooling

Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age: Using Learning Science to Reboot Schooling

2013

with Bror Saxberg

Stretching the School Dollar

Stretching the School Dollar

2010

with Eric Osberg

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007

Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007

2007
No Child Left Behind Primer: Second Printing

No Child Left Behind Primer: Second Printing

2006

with Michael J. Petrilli