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Home >  Scholars & Fellows >  Frederick M. Hess >  Articles and Short Publications
Articles and Short Publications by Frederick M. Hess
Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies
Resident Scholar Frederick M. Hess
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Looking for Leadership
Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Replacing boards of education with mayoral control has been a popular reform strategy in urban districts, but there is little evidence of the strategy's effectiveness.  [Full Story]
Back to School
Posted: Monday, April 28, 2008
School turnaround projects are enormously difficult propositions and must be guided by four basic realities.  [Full Story]
Still at Risk
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
A new study seeks to determine just how much today's seventeen-year-olds know about history and literature.  [Full Story]
Where Do We Go Now?
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2008
The United States school system should be improving; however, it is remaining stagnant.   [Full Story]
The Danger of Grand "Fixes"
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2008
Education policy needs to be dicussed and changed, but there are altering opinions on the subject.   [Full Story]
What Our 17-Year-Olds Know
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008
A surprisingly high number of seventeen-year-olds do not know details about significant events in U.S. history.   [Full Story]
Making Sense of the P-16 Push
Posted: Monday, March 10, 2008
As reformers address the challenges posed by efforts to unify P-16 schooling, they should remain open to creative, even radical, solutions and not merely stitch together existing enterprises.  [Full Story]
Still at Risk
Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
All children deserve a comprehensive, content-rich education in the liberal arts and sciences, with real knowledge about civics, biology, geography, art history, and languages.  [Full Story]
"Scientific Research" and Policy Making: A Tool Not a Crutch
Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Research is an important aspect to the creation of policy, but policy for education can not be made based on the results of research alone.   [Full Story]
When Education Research Matters
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
Education research should ensure that public decision-making is informed by all the facts, insights, and analyses that the tools of science can provide.  [Full Story]
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Frederick M. Hess
American Enterprise Institute
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
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E-mail: RHess@aei.org
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When Research Matters
When Research Matters
When Research Matters asks the questions that are rarely asked about the difficult road from research to successful education policy. [Read More]