Subscribe to receive new articles directly in your inbox each week.
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 23, 2026.
The Education Gadfly 9.29.2026
NationalFlypaper
Cheers and Jeers: September 25, 2026
The Education Gadfly 9.25.2026
NationalFlypaper
My son may be your child’s teacher this year—and why that should worry you
Alina Adams 9.25.2026
NationalFlypaper
The content opportunity: Prioritizing what we teach as much as how
Miah Daughtery 9.25.2026
NationalFlypaper
Teach For America was once a movement. What happened?
Dale Chu 9.24.2026
NationalFlypaper
America’s high achievers are doing surprisingly well on PISA
Brandon L. Wright 9.24.2026
NationalFlypaper
How long should charter school contract terms be?
Jeff Murray 9.24.2026
NationalFlypaper
Family structure, school choice, and a mother’s regrets | Episode 1035 of The Education Gadfly Show
Ian Rowe, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.23.2026
NationalPodcast
How states can slow the staffing surge
Aaron Garth Smith 9.22.2026
NationalFlypaper
What we’re reading: September 18, 2026
The Education Gadfly 9.18.2026
NationalFlypaper
Cheers and Jeers: September 18, 2026
The Education Gadfly 9.18.2026
NationalFlypaper
We’ve been treating college as a career plan, but it’s failing too many students
Patrick O’Donnell 9.18.2026
NationalFlypaper
What teachers should learn: An alternative graduate school curriculum
Daniel Buck 9.18.2026
NationalFlypaper