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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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Cheers and Jeers: August 17, 2025
The Education Gadfly 8.17.2025
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Overregulated charter schools: Fact or fiction?
Michael J. Petrilli 8.14.2025
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The U.S. ignores home-grown ed ideas that are accelerating progress overseas
Nick Gibb 8.14.2025
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How states can address instructional incoherence
Emily Freitag 8.14.2025
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Does a shorter school week help recruit and retain teachers?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.14.2025
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Education policy and climate change | Episode 981 of The Education Gadfly Show
Matthew Kraft, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.13.2025
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How to improve alternative teacher certification programs
Robert Chung 8.12.2025
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High schools should require more summer reading
Liz Cohen 8.12.2025
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What we’re reading: August 10, 2025
The Education Gadfly 8.10.2025
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Cheers and Jeers: August 10, 2025
The Education Gadfly 8.10.2025
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Picture books lay the groundwork for reading success and cultural literacy
Robert Pondiscio 8.7.2025
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A new way to measure school quality
David Griffith, Ph.D., Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 8.6.2025
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