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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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Don’t just defend or destroy the National Center for Education Statistics. Rebuild it.
Bruno V. Manno 9.3.2026
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Education got there first? The breakdown of traditional left-right delineations.
Andrew J. Rotherham 9.3.2026
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Examining outcomes-based contracting in eight pilot districts
Jeff Murray 9.3.2026
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The three prongs of education reform success: Policy, programs, and political perseverance
Patricia Levesque 8.28.2026
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What we’re reading: August 28, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.27.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: August 28, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.27.2026
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New York’s portrait of a graduate is a disaster in the making. Here’s how to minimize the damage.
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 8.27.2026
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The loophole quietly undoing America's third-grade reading laws
Harry Anthony Patrinos 8.27.2026
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Students should only use AI for things they already know how to do well
Daniel Willingham 8.27.2026
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The supply side of school choice: Who participates? Who doesn’t?
Mike McShane 8.27.2026
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Head Start needs reforming, not dismantling | Episode 1032 of The Education Gadfly Show
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.26.2026
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What we’re reading: August 21, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.21.2026
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