American political scientist (born 1968)
Frederick Hess ponders recent efforts to counter left-wing bias in American universities. Conservatives’ trust in higher education has plummeted since 2015, and for good reason. A deluge of canceled speakers, tent…
Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute critiques the Trump team’s response to problems within American higher education. The size, scale, and aggression of the Trump administration’s higher education agenda…
Frederick Hess offers a mixed reaction to the Trump administration’s approach to education. Be forewarned, you’ll need to look elsewhere for a blistering denunciation or an exercise in cheerleading. That’s…
Frederick Hess dissects recent federal education cuts. [T]he U.S. Department of Education launched historic, unprecedented layoffs. While the specifics remained murky at week’s end, reports suggest that the cuts will…
Jessica Costescu writes for the Washington Free Beacon about pending changes at the U.S. Department of Education. Over the past four years, colleges and universities have violated the civil rights…
Jay Greene and Frederick Hess write about the growing problem of academic scholarly associations playing politics. Higher education is thick with academic associations. These associations can play a vital role…
Frederick Hess and Michael McShane assess current opportunities for conservative education reform. Since the Reagan era, the right’s education reformers have repeatedly fallen victim to the siren songs of compromise,…
Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute explains how Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is setting a good example for fellow Republicans. The public wins when Democrats and Republicans are both…
The legislature may pass significant expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program in the budget bill. Growing public support for school choice is hard to ignore, and so is the failure…
Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute explores a phenomenon some education activists identify as a contradiction. Families can want more options and still like their local schools. Polling consistently shows that…
Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute explores the coronavirus pandemic’s lasting impact on American education. Until March 2020, American schooling looked much like it had in 1920. Despite new…
Frederick Hess writes at the Dispatch about a disturbing development in Oregon. It’s an education headline that, even in 2021, demands a double take: “Gov. Kate Brown signed a law…