Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the popular Education Week blog, "Rick Hess Straight Up."Michael Q. McShane is director of national research at EdChoice.

• Contents (Tentative)PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Core ValuesWhat Makes a Conservative in Education?The Beliefs That Anchor Our Approach to EducationThe Book Ahead2. A Bit of HistoryThe Origins of Our Education SystemPost-War Conservatism and the Nation's SchoolsThe 1980s and 1990s: A Nation at RiskThe 2000s: No Child Left BehindThe 2010s and the Pandemic: Backlash Against BureaucracyLessons Learned3. Pro-Family PoliciesEnmeshing Families in Webs of SupportBuilding Family-Friendly CommunitiesDirect Financial Support for FamiliesNavigating an Online ChildhoodOverhauling Adoption and Foster Care4. Early Childhood EducationThe Elephant in the RoomThe Other Elephant in the RoomLittle Platoons for Little PeopleESAs for Every 3- and 4-Year-OldWorkplace-Based Child CareResisting the Nanny State5. K–12 Educationhe World After SchoolThe Handshake Between Student and TeacherWhat Do We Want From Schools?A Conservative K-12 AgendaCustodial School Reform6. Higher EducationWisdom vs. WokenessGroupthink and OrthodoxyEmbrace the Logic of UnbundlingControl College CostsMake Sure College Enrollment Is a ChoiceProtect Free InquiryStop Subsidizing Payoff-Based College AdmissionsDon't Just Fix Colleges, Build ThemGetting Higher Ed on the Right Track7. Questions & Answers8. What Now?The Recess Rorschach TestPlenty More Where That Came FromA Forward-Looking, Healthy ConservatismEducation That Values Our Little PlatoonsFree to ReimaginePutting a Vibrant Conservatism to WorkEndnotesIndexAbout the Authors

“Whether readers are searching for ideas to add to an existing program or what to subtract (or even what to modify), Getting Education Right can be motivating and educating.”—School Administrator

Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the popular Education Week blog, "Rick Hess Straight Up."Michael Q. McShane is director of national research at EdChoice.

• Contents (Tentative)PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Core ValuesWhat Makes a Conservative in Education?The Beliefs That Anchor Our Approach to EducationThe Book Ahead2. A Bit of HistoryThe Origins of Our Education SystemPost-War Conservatism and the Nation's SchoolsThe 1980s and 1990s: A Nation at RiskThe 2000s: No Child Left BehindThe 2010s and the Pandemic: Backlash Against BureaucracyLessons Learned3. Pro-Family PoliciesEnmeshing Families in Webs of SupportBuilding Family-Friendly CommunitiesDirect Financial Support for FamiliesNavigating an Online ChildhoodOverhauling Adoption and Foster Care4. Early Childhood EducationThe Elephant in the RoomThe Other Elephant in the RoomLittle Platoons for Little PeopleESAs for Every 3- and 4-Year-OldWorkplace-Based Child CareResisting the Nanny State5. K–12 Educationhe World After SchoolThe Handshake Between Student and TeacherWhat Do We Want From Schools?A Conservative K-12 AgendaCustodial School Reform6. Higher EducationWisdom vs. WokenessGroupthink and OrthodoxyEmbrace the Logic of UnbundlingControl College CostsMake Sure College Enrollment Is a ChoiceProtect Free InquiryStop Subsidizing Payoff-Based College AdmissionsDon't Just Fix Colleges, Build ThemGetting Higher Ed on the Right Track7. Questions & Answers8. What Now?The Recess Rorschach TestPlenty More Where That Came FromA Forward-Looking, Healthy ConservatismEducation That Values Our Little PlatoonsFree to ReimaginePutting a Vibrant Conservatism to WorkEndnotesIndexAbout the Authors

“Whether readers are searching for ideas to add to an existing program or what to subtract (or even what to modify), Getting Education Right can be motivating and educating.”—School Administrator

Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the popular Education Week blog, "Rick Hess Straight Up."Michael Q. McShane is director of national research at EdChoice.

• Contents (Tentative)PrefaceAcknowledgements1. Core ValuesWhat Makes a Conservative in Education?The Beliefs That Anchor Our Approach to EducationThe Book Ahead2. A Bit of HistoryThe Origins of Our Education SystemPost-War Conservatism and the Nation's SchoolsThe 1980s and 1990s: A Nation at RiskThe 2000s: No Child Left BehindThe 2010s and the Pandemic: Backlash Against BureaucracyLessons Learned3. Pro-Family PoliciesEnmeshing Families in Webs of SupportBuilding Family-Friendly CommunitiesDirect Financial Support for FamiliesNavigating an Online ChildhoodOverhauling Adoption and Foster Care4. Early Childhood EducationThe Elephant in the RoomThe Other Elephant in the RoomLittle Platoons for Little PeopleESAs for Every 3- and 4-Year-OldWorkplace-Based Child CareResisting the Nanny State5. K–12 Educationhe World After SchoolThe Handshake Between Student and TeacherWhat Do We Want From Schools?A Conservative K-12 AgendaCustodial School Reform6. Higher EducationWisdom vs. WokenessGroupthink and OrthodoxyEmbrace the Logic of UnbundlingControl College CostsMake Sure College Enrollment Is a ChoiceProtect Free InquiryStop Subsidizing Payoff-Based College AdmissionsDon't Just Fix Colleges, Build ThemGetting Higher Ed on the Right Track7. Questions & Answers8. What Now?The Recess Rorschach TestPlenty More Where That Came FromA Forward-Looking, Healthy ConservatismEducation That Values Our Little PlatoonsFree to ReimaginePutting a Vibrant Conservatism to WorkEndnotesIndexAbout the Authors

“Whether readers are searching for ideas to add to an existing program or what to subtract (or even what to modify), Getting Education Right can be motivating and educating.”—School Administrator