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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: July 11, 2024
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What we're reading this week: July 11, 2024
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Saving our best teachers: The urgency of retention amid layoffs
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Public funding for religious schools can help ease our culture wars
Michael J. Petrilli 7.4.2024
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Charter schools can’t afford to lose Republican support
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When to choose inquiry-based learning over direct instruction in STEM
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Assessing the federal Striving Readers grant program
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Cheers and Jeers: July 4, 2024
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What we're reading this week: July 4, 2024
The Education Gadfly 7.4.2024
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#927: How to shrink schools and school districts as enrollment declines, with Marguerite Roza
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Wonkathon 2024: How can policymakers and practitioners reduce chronic absenteeism?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute 7.1.2024
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The Democratic replacement candidates on education
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