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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.
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What we’re reading: August 7, 2026
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Cheers and Jeers: August 7, 2026
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5 trends shaping America’s trillion-dollar school system
Chad Aldeman 8.6.2026
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The reading crisis is changing the conversation
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State solutions to school discipline
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New NAEP data show boys have made a historic comeback in reading. Is it too good to be true?
Megan Kuhfeld 7.31.2026
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What we’re reading: July 31, 2026
The Education Gadfly 7.31.2026
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