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'''Frederick M. Hess''' is the resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] for Public Policy Research. He is a widely-cited, influential author and has written numerous books, articles, and commentary about K-12 and higher education. <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 “Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,”] “American Enterprise Institute,” retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

==Research and Advocacy Focus==

Hess advocates for "school reform," or structural changes to the U.S. public education system. In articles and commentary he has advocated for "educational entrepreneurship." He has also advocated cost-cutting to free up money for "school reform." He also comments on unions and collective bargaining. <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

==Books and Articles==

Books Hess has authored include ''The Same Thing Over and Over,'' ''Education Unbound,'' ''Common Sense School Reform,'' ''Revolution at the Margins,'' and ''Spinning Wheels.'' <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 “Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>
Hess is the co-editor of the book ''Stretching the School Dollar.'' <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

Hess writes the ''Education Week'' blog [http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/ "Rick Hess Straight Up."]  

His articles have appeared in scholarly and popular outlets such as the ''Harvard Education Review,'' the ''Chronicle of Higher Education,'' the ''Phi Delta Kappan,'' ''U.S. News & World Report,'' and ''The Washington Post.'' <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

==Affiliations==

* Executive editor of ''Education Next'' <ref>Education Next, [http://educationnext.org/author/fhess/ "Frederick Hess,"] "Education Next," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref> 
* Member of the review board for the Broad Prize in Urban Education <ref>[http://www.broadprize.org/about/decision_makers/review_board.html "The Broad Prize Review Board,"] "The Broad Prize," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref>
* Member of the board of directors of the [[National Association of Charter School Authorizers]] <ref>[http://www.qualitycharters.org/about/board-of-directors "Board of Directors,"] "National Association of Charter School Authorizers," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref> 
* Member of the board of directors of [[4.0 Schools]] <ref> [http://4pt0.org/team/ "Board of Directors,"] "4.0 Schools," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref> 
* Member of the board of directors of [[American Board for the Certification of Teaching Excellence]] (ABCTE) <ref> [http://www.abcte.org/about-abcte/board/hess "Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref>
* Research Affiliate, Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University <ref> [http://www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/people.htm "PEPG People,"] "Program on Educational Policy and Governance, Harvard University," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref>
* Codirector of the [[Future of American Educators]] project, formed to discover and promote original research on the topics of "federal education policy (such as Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind), school governance, choice-based reform (such as vouchers, charter schools, and tax incentives), school and district leadership, and teacher quality." <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/yra/100001?parent=3 "Future of American Educators Project,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>
* Member of the advisory board for the National Center for Teacher Quality ([[NCTQ]])<ref>NCTQ, [http://www.nctq.org/p/about/boardMember.jsp?name=Advisory%20Board%20Member%20-%20Hess "Advisory Board," "NCTQ," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref>

==Education ==

Ph.D., M.A., government, Harvard University<ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/22/2011.</ref>

M.Ed., teaching and curriculum, Harvard University<ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

B.A., political science, Brandeis University <ref>American Enterprise Institute, [http://www.aei.org/scholar/30 "Scholars and Fellows: Frederick M. Hess,"] "American Enterprise Institute," retrieved 3/21/2011.</ref>

==Articles and resources==

===Related SourceWatch articles===
* [[American Enterprise Institute]]

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===External resources===
[http://www.frederickhess.org/about/ Frederick M. Hess]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute Wikipedia: American Enterprise Institute]

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