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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 23, 2026.
The Education Gadfly 9.29.2026
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College or career? On false positives and negatives
Matthew Carr 9.17.2026
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Student AI use is about much more than school rules
Alicia Anderson 9.17.2026
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The quickest way to expand school choice is to fill empty private school seats
Kathleen Porter-Magee 9.17.2026
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What state standards look like on the NAEP scale
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.17.2026
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How money and time shape children’s early advantages
Kendall Rogers 9.17.2026
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AI in schools: Ban it or embrace it? | Episode 1034 of The Education Gadfly Show
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Brian R. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. 9.16.2026
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What we’re reading: September 11, 2026
The Education Gadfly 9.11.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: September 11, 2026
The Education Gadfly 9.11.2026
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The strange education legacy of 9/11
Dale Chu 9.11.2026
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Alpha School’s Theranos problem
Van Schoales 9.11.2026
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An updated agenda for America’s school finance reforms
Aaron Garth Smith 9.11.2026
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Screens, AI, and grade inflation are hollowing out the American high school experience
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 9.10.2026
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