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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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If we want the science of reading to work, we have to start before kindergarten
Amanda Rutter 11.14.2025
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Connecting intervention and core curriculum: Why coherence matters and how to achieve it
Louise Baigelman, Shira Engel 11.14.2025
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Reading laws aren’t enough: How states can turn policy into progress
David Wakelyn 11.14.2025
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Knowing what to do isn’t knowing how to do it: The missing discipline of systemic strategy
Jamila Newman 11.14.2025
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Strengthening literacy systems: Embedding school–home partnerships to improve outcomes for all kids
Windy Lopez-Aflitto 11.14.2025
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Still missing: Educators’ knowledge of language
Louisa Moats 11.14.2025
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Denver ed reform took a big blow. Here’s why.
Van Schoales 11.14.2025
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Don’t forget to write
Charles Sahm 11.13.2025
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Using family partnerships to help fulfill the science-of-reading promise
Joan Kelley 11.13.2025
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Science of reading 2.0: Assessment in the service of learning as the backbone of science-powered reading improvement
Edmund W. Gordon, Eric Tucker 11.13.2025
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From slogans to scores: What has to happen next for the science of reading to actually work
Daniel Whitlock 11.13.2025
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The science of reading is not about policies, it’s about practices
Jason Kamras, Taikein Cooper, Alyssa Schwenk 11.13.2025
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