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Wonkathon 2026: What rules should govern the uses of digital technology in schools—and who should set them?
For 12 years now, we at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute have hosted an annual Wonkathon on our Flypaper blog to generate substantive conversation around key issues in education reform. If you’re keen to jump in—and we hope you are—please let us know and indicate when we can expect your draft. Submissions are due by Friday, October 30, 2026.
The Education Gadfly 9.29.2026
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Can school choice make special education work?
Daniel Buck 10.22.2026
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Finding the good and the bad in CUNY’s student support program after 14 years
Jeff Murray 10.22.2026
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State mandates: How much is too much? | Episode 1039 of The Education Gadfly Show
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.21.2026
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We solved for access. Now communities must define the boundaries.
Clifford Jones, Lee James 10.16.2026
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Rules for tech in education
Selim Tlili 10.16.2026
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Artificial intelligence should help us become more human
Rochelle Van Dijk 10.16.2026
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How philanthropy could reinvent math instruction
Chad Aldeman 10.16.2026
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What we’re reading: October 16, 2026
The Education Gadfly 10.16.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: October 16, 2026
The Education Gadfly 10.16.2026
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AI, messy jobs, and the future of schooling
Michael J. Petrilli 10.15.2026
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How funding and accountability reforms helped fix charter schools in Ohio
Aaron Churchill, Chad L. Aldis 10.15.2026
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Nikole Hannah-Jones and what schools can fix
Dale Chu 10.15.2026
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