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Speaker Frederick M. Hess Director of Education Policy Studies American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Executive Editor, Education Next 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC  20036 RHess@aei.org Biography Frederick Hess is Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Executive Editor of Education Next, a journal focusing on education policy and school reform. Hess is known for his scholarship on education issues including: the politics of school reform, urban education, district governance, accountability, professional licensure, school choice, and the nature of public education. His books include Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, Spinning Wheels, Leaving No Child Behind?, A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom?, and Bringing the Social Sciences Alive. His work has been published in scholarly forums including American Politics Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, Educational Policy, Teachers College Record, and Social Science Quarterly; general education publications including Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Education Week, and American School Board Journal; and more popular outlets such as Policy Review, The Public Interest, and National Review. Hess serves on the review board for the Broad Prize in Urban Education, as a research associate with the Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance, as an education adviser for the Innovations in American Government program at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and as a member of the research advisory board for the National Center on Educational Accountability. Prior to joining AEI, Hess taught high school social studies in Louisiana and served as a professor of education at the University of Virginia. Session Speaker: What Incentives Attract and Retain the Best Teachers in Schools that Need Them Most? Resources Related to Frederick M. Hess: Break the Link (abridged) Tear Down this Wall: The Case for Radical Overhaul of Teacher Certification (unabridged) « Return to Speakers

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