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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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In education, the Democrats lack a vision—the GOP, restraint
Dale Chu 7.3.2025
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Modeling education trends by race and gender in college graduation
Jeff Murray 7.3.2025
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What we’re reading: June 29, 2025
The Education Gadfly 6.29.2025
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Cheers and Jeers: June 29, 2025
The Education Gadfly 6.29.2025
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Could an AI-driven “job apocalypse” push the best and brightest into teaching?
Michael J. Petrilli 6.26.2025
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Can the “mod squad” lead on education reform?
Dale Chu 6.26.2025
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Which Party Really Has the Edge on Education?
Caitlin Peartree, David Winston 6.26.2025
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Terrifying families is indeed bad for children
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 6.26.2025
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#975: Mike on the mic: On “discrimination” and demagoguery
Michael J. Petrilli, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 6.25.2025
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We grouped students by reading ability instead of grade. Here’s what happened.
Jessica Berg 6.24.2025
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Whose school is it anyway?
Robert Pondiscio 6.19.2025
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How schools can get teens to read more full-length books
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 6.19.2025
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