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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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State chiefs, you can’t sit this one out
Jessica Baghian, Kunjan Narechania 10.23.2026
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We raised the bar for curriculum. Let’s not let technology undo that progress.
Lindsay Dworkin 10.23.2026
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Is the technology in your classroom advancing or diminishing student capabilities?
Caitlin Lucas 10.23.2026
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What we’re reading: October 23, 2026
The Education Gadfly 10.23.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: October 23, 2026
The Education Gadfly 10.23.2026
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Three pillars for digital technology in schools, and everything else left to communities
Alice Mueller 10.22.2026
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The education technology debate is missing students with disabilities
Saashya Rodrigo, Nicole Fuller 10.22.2026
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In service of learning: Expanding opportunity safely and with intentionality
Lisa Coons 10.22.2026
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Three governors’ races, three tests for education reform
Dale Chu 10.22.2026
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Can school choice make special education work?
Daniel Buck 10.22.2026
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Finding the good and the bad in CUNY’s student support program after 14 years
Jeff Murray 10.22.2026
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State mandates: How much is too much? | Episode 1039 of The Education Gadfly Show
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.21.2026
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