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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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Cheers and Jeers: August 22, 2024
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What we're reading this week: August 22, 2024
The Education Gadfly 8.22.2024
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#934: Reducing chronic absenteeism: Building trust versus getting tough, with Kelly James
Kelly James, Michael J. Petrilli, Adam Tyner, Ph.D., David Griffith, Ph.D. 8.20.2024
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I got caught teaching advanced students
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Bring back "Liberty’s Kids"
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Dear Admissions Committee: Please reject my college application
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Daniel Buck 8.15.2024
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Threading the needle on selective enrollment public schools
Michael J. Petrilli 8.15.2024
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Cheers and Jeers: August 15, 2024
The Education Gadfly 8.15.2024
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What we're reading this week: August 15, 2024
The Education Gadfly 8.15.2024
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#933: The nuts and bolts of banning cellphones in schools, with Othiniel Mahone
Othiniel Mahone, Michael J. Petrilli, Adam Tyner, Ph.D., David Griffith, Ph.D. 8.14.2024
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Modeling the impacts over time of education funding changes in Mississippi
Jeff Murray 8.8.2024
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