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On the negative NAEP news, and the real reason screen time is hurting student learning | Episode 986 of The Education Gadfly Show

Michael J. Petrilli David Griffith, Ph.D. Adam Tyner, Ph.D.
9.17.2025
 

This week, Mike Petrilli digs into the latest NAEP results—and explores whether the rise of smartphones and social media might help explain them. It’s another solo episode, just Mike and the mic.

On the Research Minute, Adam Tyner shares a new REACH study showing that school voucher programs have boosted private school enrollment by just 3 percent so far—but are already putting upward pressure on tuition.

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  • The Best Takes on the Worst NAEP Scores Ever —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLED

  • Schools, but not states, should ban phones —Michael J. Petrilli, SCHOOLED

  • Cellphone bans are not enough —Henry Seton for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute

  • Student Test Scores Keep Falling. What’s Really to Blame? —Martin R. West, Education Week

  • Pay Attention, Kid!—Daniel T. Willingham, EducationNext

  • The Effects of Universal School Vouchers on Private School Tuition and Enrollment: A National Analysis —Douglas N. Harris and Gabriel Olivier, REACH (2025)

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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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