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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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Give reading teachers better systems
Ed Jones 11.13.2025
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Sex, drugs, and screens: Why schools can’t win the dopamine Olympics
Dale Chu 11.13.2025
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The slippery slope of relaxed high school graduation standards
James Peyser 11.13.2025
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Trump’s education tax credit has a quality control problem. Is there a private sector solution?
Michael J. Petrilli 11.13.2025
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What do longitudinal cognitive skills tests reveal about human capital development?
Jeff Murray 11.13.2025
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Are teachers penalized for working the jobs their peers don’t even want?
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 11.13.2025
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Spark engagement, reimagine early literacy: An educator’s perspective on bringing joy back into the classroom
Stephanie Dowlearn 11.12.2025
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It’s not a miracle, it’s a marathon
Jenn Vranek, Ila Deshmukh Towery 11.12.2025
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What’s next for the science of reading movement? Leadership.
Lisa Coons 11.12.2025
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Rising with reading: A Lexile-based path to literacy for every student
Clifford Jones, Lee James 11.12.2025
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What happens when everyone reads from the same page: The collaboration the science of reading still needs
Sarina Sande 11.12.2025
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What’s at stake if federal oversight of IDEA weakens? | Episode 994 of The Education Gadfly Show
Elizabeth Yancy Bostic, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D. 11.12.2025
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