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Podcast
9.16.2026
Accountability & Testing

AI in schools: Ban it or embrace it? | Episode 1034 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Mike Petrilli is back on the mic solo this week to weigh the case for and against banning AI in scho

Podcast
9.9.2026
Curriculum & Instruction

Too much tech, too little learning? | Episode 1033 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Brian Fitzpatrick, research manager at the Thomas B.

Podcast
8.26.2026
Governance

Head Start needs reforming, not dismantling | Episode 1032 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Programming note: The Education Gadfly Show is taking a short end-of-summer

Podcast
8.19.2026

Did the college-for-all backlash go too far? | Episode 1031 of The Education Gadfly Show

Mike Petrilli is solo on the podcast once again to revisit the college-for-all debate and consider whether the backlash has become an overcorrection.

Podcast
8.12.2026

Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Andrew Camp and Collin Hitt join Mike Petrilli and David Gr

Podcast
8.5.2026
Governance

Reviving federal ed reform, starting with literacy | Episode 1029 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Congressman Josh Harder joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his push to

Mike Miles Podcast
Podcast
7.29.2026
Teachers & School Leaders

Transforming school systems | Episode 1028 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Mike Miles, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith t

Mike Miles Podcast
Ty Holmes Podcast
Podcast
7.22.2026

What’s behind the backlash against i-Ready? | Episode 1027 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Tyrone Holmes, chief impact officer at Curriculum Associates, joins M

Ty Holmes Podcast
Podcast
7.15.2026
Curriculum & Instruction

Can schools escape the digital delusion? | Episode 1026 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Podcast
7.8.2026
Accountability & Testing

The accountability vibe shift | Episode 1025 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Mike Petrilli takes the mic to consider whether America’s schools need a renewed sense of urgency around

Podcast
6.30.2026

Beyond fireworks: America 250 and civic renewal | Episode 1024 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Charles Barone
Podcast
6.24.2026
Governance

Can Uncle Sam help kids read? | Episode 1023 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Charles Barone
Podcast
6.17.2026
Accountability & Testing

Better NAEP news than you think | Episode 1022 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Mike Petrilli flies solo to discuss the latest Long-Term Trend NAEP results and why the bounce-back amo

Podcast
6.10.2026
Charter Schools

Closures, mergers, and charter growth | Episode 1021 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Patrick McAlister, principal of PM Str

Podcast
6.3.2026
Advanced Education

Only pennies for advanced learners | Episode 1020 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Jonathan Plucker, a research professor

Podcast
5.27.2026

The state of teacher union power | Episode 1019 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Podcast
5.20.2026

Should blue states opt into Trump’s education tax credit? | Episode 1018 of The Education Gadfly Show

  On this week’s solo episode of The Education Gadfly Show, Mike Petril

Podcast
5.13.2026
Governance

Can Arkansas make teaching great again? | Episode 1017 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva joins The Education Gadfly Show to discuss the

Podcast
5.6.2026

From schools to systems: Rethinking improvement | Episode 1016 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Christy Wolfe, director of K–12 policy at the Bipartisan Policy C

Podcast
4.29.2026

A Science of Reading reality check: Not there yet | Episode 1015 of The Education Gadfly Show

  On this week’s episode, Mike Petrilli is joined by David Gr

Podcast
4.22.2026

The “genome” of a great elementary school | Episode 1014 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Podcast
4.15.2026

College or career? The credential tradeoff | Episode 1013 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Jay Plasman of The Ohio State University joins t

Podcast
4.2.2026

AI in schools: Promise or pitfall? | Episode 1012 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Jean-Claude Brizard, president and CEO of Digital Promise, joins the Education

Bibb Hubbard
Podcast
3.25.2026

Too many A’s, not enough honesty? | Episode 1011 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Bibb Hubbard, founder and CEO of Learning Heroes, joins the Education Gadfly

Bibb Hubbard
Podcast
3.18.2026

Can we agree on teacher diversity? | Episode 1010 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Podcast
3.11.2026

Can schools keep up with AI? | Episode 1009 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, joins the Education Gadfly Show to disc

Podcast
3.4.2026

What the fadeout effect means for testing, accountability, and school choice | Episode 1008 of The Education Gadfly Show

 

Podcast
2.25.2026

When state curriculum lists go bad | Episode 1007 of The Education Gadfly Show

  Karen Vaites, founder of The Curriculum Insight Project, joins us to discuss the evolving debate ove

Podcast
2.18.2026

Mike gives easy A’s a big ole F | Episode 1006 of The Education Gadfly Show

  This week on The Education Gadfly Show, Mike Petrilli goes solo to talk about grade inflation—what it m

Podcast
2.11.2026

Can states build coherent early childhood systems? | Episode 1005 of The Education Gadfly Show

  This week on The Education Gadfly Show, we’re joined by Elliot

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