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Podcast
4.22.2020
Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: The one where the pandemic turns Robert into a big softie

On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, and David Griffith debate how much we can expect districts to do du

Podcast
4.15.2020
Curriculum & Instruction, Personalized Learning, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: How schools can personalize instruction when students return next fall

On this week’s podcast, Diane Tavenner, co-founder and CEO of Summit Public Schools, joins Mike Petrilli and Da

Podcast
4.8.2020
Accountability & Testing, Facilities, Governance

The Education Gadfly Show: Research Deep Dive: The impact of school closures

 

Podcast
4.2.2020
Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: How school districts are dealing with COVID-19

On this week’s podcast, Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffi

Podcast
3.25.2020
Curriculum & Instruction, Governance

The Education Gadfly Show: COVID-19 concerns: Special education and accountability

On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and Checker Finn discuss Betsy DeVos’s quick and laudable U-turn on distance learning and

Podcast
3.11.2020
Accountability & Testing

The Education Gadfly Show: On technocrats and culture wars

On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli, Checker Finn, and David Griffith discuss Mike and Checker’s new edited volume, How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow’s Schools. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether the nationwide rise in high school graduation rates is real, and whether high-stakes school accountability played a role.

Podcast
3.4.2020
Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: Heavens to Betsy's block grant

On this week’s podcast, Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public

Podcast
2.26.2020
Facilities, Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: Community schools and disadvantaged families

On this week’s podcast, William Johnston, associate policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to

Podcast
2.19.2020
Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: The barriers blocking students of color from challenging courses

On this week’s podcast, Ed Trust’s Ary Amerikaner and Kayla Patrick join Mike Petrilli to discuss why students of col

Podcast
2.12.2020
Standards

The Education Gadfly Show: Why teachers with higher grading standards get better student outcomes

On this week’s podcast, Seth Gershenson, associate professor at American University, joins Mike Petrilli and Da

Podcast
2.5.2020
Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: Finding the right school for your child

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss whether

Podcast
1.29.2020
Charter Schools, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: School Choice Week 2020

On this week’s podcast, Mike Magee, CEO of Chiefs for Change, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss National School Choice Week. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how teachers who specialize instead of teaching all subjects affect elementary school outcomes.

Podcast
1.21.2020
Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: Research Deep Dive—School discipline reform

 

Podcast
1.15.2020
Governance

The Education Gadfly Show: The 2020 election and education reform

On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, and David Griffith discuss the latest news from the 2020 election debate and what it p

Podcast
1.8.2020
Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: The best education research studies of 2019

   

Podcast
12.17.2019
Curriculum & Instruction, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: Why rural education matters

On this week’s podcast, Daniel Showalter, associate professor of math at Eastern Mennonite University and author of 

Podcast
12.11.2019
Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: On online curriculum materials

On this week’s podcast, Morgan Polikoff, associate professor of education at USC, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about Fordham’s new re

Podcast
12.4.2019
Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: The effects of early college programs

On this week’s podcast, Kristina Zeiser, senior researcher at American Institutes for Research, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk a

Podcast
11.26.2019
Evidence-Based Learning

The Education Gadfly Show: The obstacles of evidence-based practices

On this week’s podcast, Kim Marshall, author of The Best of the Marshall Memo, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about

Podcast
11.20.2019
Evidence-Based Learning

The Education Gadfly Show: Are screens to blame for NAEP’s bottom falling out?

On this week’s podcast, Sarah Sparks, a reporter and data journalist for Education Week, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to

Podcast
11.13.2019
Curriculum & Instruction

The Education Gadfly Show: The Scarcity of High-Quality Early Childhood Education

On this week’s podcast, Carrie Gillispie, senior analyst in P–12 policy at The Education Trust, joins Mike Petrilli and David G

Podcast
11.6.2019
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, Standards

The Education Gadfly Show: NAEP 2019: It (was) the economy, stupid

On this week’s podcast, Marty West, a Harvard professor of education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about last week’s NAEP results and their relationship to the Great Recession. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how graduation requirements affect arrest rates.

Podcast
10.30.2019
Charter Schools, Governance, Private School Choice, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: On education, Warren’s got a pander for that

On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and David Griffith talk to Checker Finn about Senator Warren’s flawed education proposal. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines improvements to the student teaching experience that can help candidates feel more prepared for success in the classroom.

Podcast
10.23.2019
Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction, Standards

The Education Gadfly Show: Early warning: Kindergarten readiness skills are trending downward

On this week’s podcast, Megan Kuhfeld, a research scientist at NWEA, joins Mike Petrilli to discuss her recent, sobering findings about the reading and math skills of children entering kindergarten. On the Research Minute, Adam Tyner examines how “stereotype threat” affects the results of cognitive ability tests.

Podcast
10.16.2019
Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: Why the Big Easy’s big gains are over

On this week’s podcast, Doug Harris, director of the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to disc

Podcast
10.9.2019
Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: Research Deep Dive: Everything we know about effective teachers

On this week’s podcast, Dan Goldhaber, the director of CALDER, joins Mike Petrilli, David Griffith, and Amber Northern to discuss what rigorous research says about identifying, developing, and retaining effective teachers.

Podcast
10.2.2019
Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: Charter schools lift all boats

  On this week’s podcast, Nina Rees, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Public

Podcast
9.25.2019
Charter Schools

The Education Gadfly Show: The meaning of Success Academy’s success

  On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and David Griffith talk with Robert Pondiscio about his new book on Success Academy.

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Podcast
9.18.2019
Curriculum & Instruction, Advanced Education

The Education Gadfly Show: All about AP

  On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli talks with Checker Finn and Andrew Scanlan about their new book on the past, present, and future of Advanced Placement.

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Podcast
9.11.2019
Accountability & Testing, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

The Education Gadfly Show: Parents’ role in school improvement

On this week’s podcast, Patrick Corvington, executive director of DC School Reform Now, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to offer advice on how parents can play a role in improving their kids’ schools. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the academic effects of early interventions for children born at a low birth-weight.

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