Frederick Hess

Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and the director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on K–12 and higher education issues. He is an executive editor of Education Next, founder and chair of AEI's Conservative Education Reform Network, and author of books like Common Sense School Reform and The Same Thing Over and Over. A former high school teacher he has taught at colleges including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Rice, UPenn, and the University of Virginia. He is one of the authors of "The Media’s Slanted Coverage of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan."

If you want to see media bias, look at how the press covered this crazy Biden handout

OPINION February 22, 2023

If you want to see media bias, look at how the press covered this crazy Biden handout

If you want to see media bias, look at how press covered this crazy Biden handout that would cost $400 billion. Journalists couldn’t even cover that fairly.

College admissions is facing a cheating epidemic. Colleges should do more to guard against fraud

OPINION January 31, 2023

College admissions is facing a cheating epidemic. Colleges should do more to guard against fraud

A new survey of college students and recent grads finds that more than 60 percent of college students say they lied on their applications.

How the woke college cartel shakes down taxpayers to pay for elite endowments

OPINION January 20, 2023

How the woke college cartel shakes down taxpayers to pay for elite endowments

Rick Singer was recently sent to prison for helping rich parents buy admission for their kids to elite colleges.

Biden's student loan handout will allow college cartel to shake down taxpayers for more

OPINION September 13, 2022

Biden's student loan handout will allow college cartel to shake down taxpayers for more

President Biden's student loan handout showers dollars on people with graduate degrees, sticks taxpayers with a staggering tab, and subsidizes overpriced colleges.

School choice is on a roll. Here are 3 ways to keep it going

OPINION August 10, 2022

School choice is on a roll. Here are 3 ways to keep it going

Public support for school choice is impressive and broad-based. The reason for all this isn’t hard to fathom.

The gloves are now off of Biden's quiet education radicalism

OPINION April 20, 2022

The gloves are now off of Biden's quiet education radicalism

Between the war raging in Ukraine and the inflation raging at home, one might think the Biden administration would have had its hands full during the past month.

San Francisco school board recall should leave conservatives optimistic in the education fight

OPINION February 17, 2022

San Francisco school board recall should leave conservatives optimistic in the education fight

In a closely watched recall election, San Francisco voters decisively ousted three school board members who had spent the pandemic engaging in woke theater while the city’s schools remained shuttered.

It's time to end race-based college preferences—and rich-kid preferences, too

OPINION February 5, 2022

It's time to end race-based college preferences—and rich-kid preferences, too

The Supreme Court recently announced it will be taking up two cases, charging Harvard University and the University of North Carolina with illegally using racial preferences to admit students.

Glenn Youngkin is off to a strong start on schools in Virginia

OPINION January 19, 2022

Glenn Youngkin is off to a strong start on schools in Virginia

When Glenn Youngkin won Virginia’s gubernatorial contest last fall, it was about a lot more than education. But his critiques of endless school closures and critical race theory, along with his blunt support for parental rights, played a big role. He promised to empower parents, promote academic rigor, move past the disruptions of the early pandemic, and address the proliferation of toxic dogmas in schools.

School closures make the case for school choice

OPINION January 12, 2022

School closures make the case for school choice

Public schools have historically played a reliable, vital role in American communities. That’s why, for many decades, Americans say they like and trust teachers and more than three-quarters give their own kids’ schools an "A" or a "B."