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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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Targeting the neediest students when race can’t be used
Dale Chu 5.8.2025
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Teaching in the age of school choice
Robert Pondiscio 5.8.2025
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Dear Democrats, Republicans are eating your lunch on education. What are you going to do about it?
Rachel Canter 5.8.2025
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The long-term impacts of an Ohio community college student support program
Jeff Murray 5.8.2025
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Cheers and Jeers: May 8, 2025
The Education Gadfly 5.8.2025
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What we’re reading this week: May 8, 2025
The Education Gadfly 5.8.2025
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#968: Are school inspections the accountability tool we’ve overlooked? with Erik Robelen
Erik Robelen, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith, Ph.D. 5.7.2025
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Democrats’ choice on private school choice
Andrew J. Rotherham 5.2.2025
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Creating optimal conditions for advanced learners
Jackie Drummer 5.2.2025
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Ed in ‘28: A playbook for Democratic education reformers
Dale Chu 5.1.2025
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Want high schoolers to read books? Support teachers to make it happen.
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 5.1.2025
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When—and why—legislated school finance reforms don’t increase state education spending
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Jeff Murray 5.1.2025
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