Michael Petrilli

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Michael Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

Bloomberg Opinion

Half-Time High School May Be Just What Students Need

For older students, the virus will change how the school day is structured. It’s about time.

May 9, 2020

May 9, 2020

OpinionMichael Petrilli

Half-Time High School May Be Just What Students Need

For older students, the virus will change how the school day is structured. It’s about time.

Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America

November 3, 2015

November 3, 2015

OpinionMichael J. Petrilli

Disruptive Students Hurt High Achievers Most

Low-income strivers are ill served by school discipline reforms.

New Orleans charter school's new principal works to improve reading and math skills

May 30, 2013

May 30, 2013

OpinionMichael Petrilli

Use Facts, Not Courts, to Fix Affirmative Action

The U.S. Supreme Court poised to announce its decision in the biggest affirmative action case in years:Â Fisher v. University of Texas. Before it does, let's consider two important findings about the real world of higher education.