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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.
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Are the competitive effects of charter schools muted or magnified by private schools?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.7.2024
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How some schools help students get back to grade level
Heena Kuwayama 11.7.2024
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Cheers and Jeers: November 7, 2024
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What we're reading this week: November 7, 2024
The Education Gadfly 11.7.2024
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#945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill Barshay
Jill Barshay, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith, Ph.D. 11.6.2024
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Imagining a post-Biden blueprint for education and workforce regulatory reform
Michael Brickman 11.4.2024
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We’re living through an education depression
Tim Daly 11.1.2024
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A Republican education secretary for Kamala Harris’s cabinet?
Dale Chu 10.31.2024
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20 questions for school board candidates
Michael J. Petrilli 10.31.2024
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How should teachers cover the election? They shouldn’t.
Daniel Buck 10.31.2024
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The return on investment of pre-kindergarten programming: Evidence from Connecticut
Jeff Murray 10.31.2024
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Cheers and Jeers: October 31, 2024
The Education Gadfly 10.31.2024
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