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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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The case for open enrollment
Jude Schwalbach 4.2.2026
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Close the music education gap
Jill Hoppe 4.2.2026
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Gen Z talks about life after high school
Bruno V. Manno 4.2.2026
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Dearest gentle reader, it is time to abandon AI in schools
Lord M. Petrillidown 4.1.2026
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Where is Secretary McMahon?
Chess Gill 4.1.2026
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“Hegseth Starts” pilot program brings “warrior ethos” to pre-k
Max Prowtiene 4.1.2026
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From “mogging” to “big chungus”: What Scripps’s new words tell us about 21st-century literacy
Jenn Alfah 4.1.2026
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Do math scores soar when you paint classrooms taupe?
Ben Moore 4.1.2026
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Let high achievers skip a grade
Jonathan Barazzutti 3.30.2026
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What we’re reading: March 27, 2026
The Education Gadfly 3.27.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: March 27, 2026
The Education Gadfly 3.27.2026
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The human stakes of AI grading
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 3.26.2026
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