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Brandon L. Wright

National
Editorial Director

Brandon Wright is the Editorial Director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. He is the coauthor or coeditor of three books: Failing our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students (with Chester E. Finn, Jr.), Charter Schools at the Crossroads: Predicaments, Paradoxes, Possibilities (with Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Bruno V. Manno), and Getting the Most Bang for the Education Buck (edited with Frederick M. Hess). His writing has appeared in places like the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, U.S. News, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, National Review, Newsweek, Education Next, Education Week, Phi Delta Kappan, the Journal of School Choice, and dozens of state newspapers. He holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife and two children in Southeast Michigan. 

Authored Commentary & Research

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High Expectations

Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 11.14.2017
NationalReport
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Diversifying our selective colleges begins in kindergarten

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Brandon L. Wright 8.30.2017
OhioThe High Flyer
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High Expectations

The first 17 ESSA accountability plans correct many NCLB-era errors

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalFlypaper
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High Expectations

Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalReport
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High Expectations

How states can avoid proficiency rates when measuring academic achievement under ESSA

Brandon L. Wright 7.21.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Three ways charters reform and improve our schools

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bruno V. Manno, Brandon L. Wright 5.26.2017
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