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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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Expanded review process for determining school quality leads to minimal improvement
Jeff Murray 8.20.2026
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What early test scores can tell us about a student’s future
Kennedy Sundberg 8.20.2026
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Why it’s finally time to rethink age-based schooling
Jonathan Barazzutti 8.19.2026
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Did the college-for-all backlash go too far? | Episode 1031 of The Education Gadfly Show
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.19.2026
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What we’re reading: August 14, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.14.2026
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Cheers and Jeers: August 14, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.14.2026
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Missouri narrowed its charter school funding gap. But it didn’t close it.
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 8.13.2026
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The Classic Learning Test has become a graduation loophole in Florida
Charles Barone 8.13.2026
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Has the pendulum swung too far away from college for all?
Michael J. Petrilli 8.12.2026
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Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show
Andrew M. Camp, Ph.D., Collin Hitt, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.12.2026
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No, small families aren’t a tragedy
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D., Elainah Elkins 8.7.2026
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What we’re reading: August 7, 2026
The Education Gadfly 8.7.2026
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