Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham
Institute, research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover
Institution, executive editor of Education Next, and a
Distinguished Senior Fellow for the Education Commission of the
States.
Chester E. Finn, Jr. is Distinguished Senior Fellow and
President Emeritus of the Fordham Institute and a Senior Fellow at
Stanford's Hoover Institution.
"A passionate case for a return to Jefferson's values after decades spent chasing higher graduation rates, glittering college-enrollment numbers and top standardized-test scores." --New York Post
"The collection offers many thoughtful, ambitious ways of
understanding the social, cultural, and civic functions schools
ought to play." --Public Books "Solid and informed, the book
explains the context of education reforms today and proposes a
future path that many conservatives will support....Congratulations
to Petrilli and Finn for their heroic effort to try to refocus
conservatives on reforms in public education. They have assembled
an informative and articulate set of writers who offer readers
stimulating ideas all in one volume." --Mark C. Schug,
Library of Economics and Liberty "Each author clearly
articulates his or her vision for public schools and does so in a
thoughtful and reflective manner. The chapters address meaningful
topics related to student learning and the critical role public
schools play. While the work focuses on nationwide policy
questions, it is very applicable to advocacy work at the
statehouse. Its depth will help superintendents and board of
education members gain more knowledge about these topics and help
them to engage in deeper conversations with elected officials."
--Justin B. Henry, superintendent, Goddard Public Schools,
Goddard, Kansas, School Administrator "Timely and necessary....lays
the intellectual groundwork for a policy agenda that conservatives
should strongly consider....state and local leaders would be wise
to read How to Educate an American." --Law & Liberty
"Together, the book's authors and editors articulate the great need
for reform at all levels of American education and present a
compelling vision of what education might look like if everyone
involved--from policymakers to parents--finds the political will to
do it." --The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
"Petrilli and Finn are realistic reformers....the two do not
underestimate the difficulty of fighting the K-12 establishment's
resistance. Yet the coeditors capture the spirit and direction of
the volume in their conclusion, which boils down the book's purpose
to three critical themes: fostering informed citizenship based on
history and civic knowledge; restoring character, virtue, and
morality as important for all schools; and building an education
system that confers dignity, respect, and opportunity for every
student. Those who want to strengthen the school's role as a
critical mediating institution that transmits the best of our
culture to future citizens are advised to read and ponder this
volume." --Modern Age "How to Educate an American offers
insight into what the relationship between conservatism and
American education may look like in the future." --City Journal
"If you're interested in education policy and want to get a grasp
on how conservatives view education reform, How to Educate an
American is definitely a worthwhile read." --Psychology Today
"How successful we are in educating the next generation of
Americans will determine our nation's future. This collection of
essays from leading conservative minds is the conversation-starter
we need. How to Educate an American is a welcome
contribution to our understanding of what ails our schools and how
to fix them." --Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida "It is a
commonplace to observe that our national success depends in large
part on the effectiveness of our K-12 education system. There the
agreement ends, and we have sharp differences about how to reshape
and improve that system. Regardless of point of view, those who
want to enter this debate owe it to themselves to absorb the facts
and reflect on the insights of this remarkable collection of
thought leaders." --Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., president of
Purdue University and Indiana's 49th Governor "A thorough,
thoughtful, and critical attempt to bring conservative thought into
a central and productive relationship with American schools. It
begs for an equally deep response." --Richard Elmore,
research professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education "For many
years, conservatives have struggled to explain just what we're
'for' when it comes to education. In this invaluable volume,
Petrilli and Finn have assembled a dazzling array of conservative
thought leaders to answer that question. Whether a reader is
seeking conservative counsel or simply trying to understand how
conservatives think about schooling, this collection of lucid,
challenging, and immensely readable essays is just the ticket."
--Frederick M. Hess, director of Education Policy Studies at
the American Enterprise Institute "These essays seek to grapple
with a set of important topics, and they do so in a variety of
interesting and challenging ways. The contributors don't seek to
peddle a new orthodoxy; they challenge us to think about a
fundamental civic challenge." --William Kristol, director,
Defending Democracy Together "This volume presents an opportunity
to access in one source a plethora of views on a conservative
vision and its rationale for American education. Some permit a
provocative contrast with politically liberal views; some would
leave education to the school and economic marketplace and others
to the needs of particular groups of students with educational
needs. This provides considerable diversity of perspectives for a
single volume on How to Educate an American." --Henry M.
Levin, David Jacks Professor, Emeritus, of Higher Education and
Economics, Stanford University and William H. Kilpatrick Professor,
Emeritus, of Economics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia
University "Many of the most important policy debates for the
future of America are getting no oxygen right now. In How to
Educate an American we get access to a dozen and a half big
arguments, and you should hear every one of them." --Ben
Sasse, United States Senator from Nebraska
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