Frederick M. Hess is Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute and Executive Editor of Education Next. His books include With the Best of Intentions, Common Sense School Reform, Revolution at the Margins, Spinning Wheels, Bringing the Social Sciences Alive, and Urban School Reform: Lessons from San Diego. His work has appeared in scholarly and popular outlets like Teachers College Record, Social Science Quarterly, Urban Affairs Review, American Politics Quarterly, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Journal of Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and National Review. Dr. Hess serves as Advisor to the Ash Institute at Harvard University and on various boards, including the Review Board for the Broad Prize in Urban Education, the Research Advisory Board for the National Center for Educational Accountability, and the Board of Directors for the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence. He is a former high school social studies teacher and professor of education who holds a M.Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University.