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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

Do community schools benefit disadvantaged families?

Brandon L. Wright 2.5.2020
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High Expectations

Enduring math woes jeopardize America’s standing in the world

Brandon L. Wright 1.29.2020
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High Expectations

Using screen-time to boost children’s science and engineering knowledge

Brandon L. Wright 1.29.2020
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Personalized Pathways

Students of color lack access to advanced coursework, but there are solutions

Brandon L. Wright 1.15.2020
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High Expectations

High achievers are doing better on NAEP, and that’s good news. Period.

Brandon L. Wright 11.6.2019
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Personalized Pathways

Low public support for ability grouping is an opportunity for personalized pacing

Brandon L. Wright 9.18.2019
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