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Frederick M. Hess

Frederick M. Hess

How Does the Practitioner-Policymaker Divide Impede Schooling?

The relationship between practice and policy is fraught. When it comes to grading, devices, equity, choice, student behavior, and much…

12h ago

12h ago

Frederick M. Hess

How Educators Should Approach Election Discussions in Classrooms

In “Straight Talk with Rick and Jal,” Harvard University’s Jal Mehta and I examine the reforms and enthusiasms that permeate education. In…

Sep 11

Sep 11

Frederick M. Hess

Does Ideology Matter When It Comes to Good Educational Ideas?

When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private…

Sep 5

Sep 5

Frederick M. Hess

What Obama’s Secretary of Education Thinks About Schooling Today

Arne Duncan served as U.S. secretary of education under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016, following a seven-year tenure as the…

Aug 28

Aug 28

Frederick M. Hess

Should Schools Adopt Equitable Grading Practices? A Teacher Voices His Concerns

Over the past six months, I’ve had an extended conversation about “equitable grading” with Joe Feldman, the author of Grading for Equity…

Aug 23

Aug 23

Frederick M. Hess

Education would be better off if it were more democratic, argues an advocate of a new schooling…

A key fault line in contemporary education is between those who see public schools as foundational to democracy and those who regard them…

Aug 21

Aug 21

Frederick M. Hess

How Can Civics Education Safeguard Democracy?

When you’ve been around as long as I have, one gets all manner of intriguing questions. While I usually respond to such queries in private…

Aug 14

Aug 14

Frederick M. Hess

What is the State of School Choice?

School choice has made historic strides since the start of the pandemic, with states adopting (or expanding) education savings accounts…

Aug 7

Aug 7

Frederick M. Hess

Grow-Your-Own-Teacher Programs Could Use a Redesign

I recently wrote about my concerns with “grow-your-own” (GYO) teacher programs. The column sparked a bunch of thoughtful reactions…

Jul 31

Jul 31

Frederick M. Hess

A Brief History of Grading — and What That Means for Schools Today

Over the past several months, Joe Feldman, veteran educator and author of Grading for Equity, and I have been discussing equitable grading…

Jul 24

Jul 24

Frederick M. Hess

Frederick M. Hess

Direct Ed Policy Studies at AEI. Teach a bit at Rice, UPenn, Harvard. Author of books like Cage-Busting Leadership and Spinning Wheels. Pen Ed Week's RHSU blog.

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