Vladimir Kogan Michael J. Petrilli David Griffith, Ph.D. Adam Tyner, Ph.D.
7.30.2025
 

On this week’s Education Gadfly Show, Vlad Kogan—professor and director of undergraduate studies at The Ohio State University—joins us to discuss his forthcoming book, No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids (out August 21).

Then, on the Research Minute, Adam highlights new findings from the National Bureau of Economic Research on the long-term benefits of participation in scholastic sports.

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Kogan headshot for Fordham fellowship

Vladimir Kogan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a Professor at The Ohio State University’s Department of Political Science. His research uses rigorous quantitative methods to examine how educational governance and policy impact student learning in the classroom. In Ohio, his work has examined the consequences of Covid-19 pandemic…

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President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, executive editor of Education Next, editor in chief of the Education Gadfly Weekly, host of the…

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David Griffith is the National Research Director at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he manages or authors reports on various subjects including charter schools, …

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Adam Tyner was a member of the Fordham Institute's national research team from 2017 to 2025. In 2025 he became executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Education Policy at the University of Oklahoma.

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