Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age by Frederick M. Hess

He has edited widely cited volumes on the Common Core, the role of for-profits in education, education philanthropy, school costs and productivity, the impact of education research, and No Child Left Behind. News & World Report, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and National Affairs. Hess's work has appeared in scholarly and popular outlets such as Teachers College Record, Harvard Education Review, Social Sciences Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, American Politics Quarterly, Chronicle of Higher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, Educational Leadership, U.S. He is also the author of the popular Education Week blog Rick Hess Straight Up, and is a regular contributor to The Hill and to National Review Online.

His books include The Cage-Busting Teacher, Cage-Busting Leadership, Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age, The Same Thing Over and Over, Education Unbound, Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, and Spinning Wheels. An educator, political scientist, and author, he studies K-12 and higher education issues. Hess is director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). By bringing together leading thinkers to make sense of this important law, The Every Student Succeeds Act provides a solid foundation for scholars, advocates, and policy makers as they begin to navigate a new era in education policy.įrederick M. Yet it arrived in something of a whirlwind, and scholars, advocates, and policy makers are struggling to make sense of this new act.

Complementing these descriptions are chapters presenting opposing viewpoints on the law's merits and its ramifications for future reform efforts.Įnacted in December 2015, ESSA represents a major shift of the federal role in education, and its provisions touch on almost every aspect of education policy. The contributors-leading researchers, policy analysts, and journalists-explore the conflicts and compromises that shaped the emerging law, outline its core provisions, and trace its implications for urban districts, states, and the federal government. This volume provides a thematic and in-depth analysis of the central provisions of this landmark legislation, presenting a range of perspectives. Hess and Max Eden bring together a cross-section of respected academics and journalists to examine key aspects of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age by Frederick M. Hess