483 Episodes

  1. #962: Replacing DEI with something better, with Richard Kahlenberg

    Published: 3/26/2025
  2. #961: How “No Excuses” charter schools went off the rails, with Steven Wilson

    Published: 3/19/2025
  3. #960: Why Secretary McMahon shouldn’t waive federal testing requirements, with Charles Barone

    Published: 3/12/2025
  4. #959: Are GPAs the key to measuring school quality? with Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson

    Published: 3/5/2025
  5. #958: Louisiana’s NAEP gains and the power of a strong curriculum, with John White

    Published: 2/26/2025
  6. #957: DOGE, IES, and the future of education research

    Published: 2/19/2025
  7. #956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa

    Published: 2/12/2025
  8. #955: Critical race theory: The student perspective with Brian Kisida

    Published: 2/5/2025
  9. #954: Should America prioritize its struggling students? with Tim Daly

    Published: 1/29/2025
  10. #953: From Biden to Trump: Rank punditry, with Rick Hess

    Published: 1/22/2025
  11. #952: Unpacking the impact of Wisconsin's Act 10 on teacher pay, with Barbara Biasi

    Published: 1/15/2025
  12. #951: The future of federal education policy under Trump, with Alyson Klein

    Published: 1/8/2025
  13. #950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn

    Published: 12/18/2024
  14. #949: Building positive school cultures, with Philip K. Howard

    Published: 12/11/2024
  15. #948: School choice setbacks: Interpreting the referenda losses with Colleen Hroncich

    Published: 12/4/2024
  16. #947: MCAS no more: High school in the post-exit-exam era, with Jim Peyser

    Published: 11/20/2024
  17. #946: Is there hope for education reform after the election? with Dale Chu

    Published: 11/13/2024
  18. #945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill Barshay

    Published: 11/6/2024
  19. #944: More equitable advanced education programs, with Brandon Wright

    Published: 10/30/2024
  20. #943: How 20,000 parents view educational opportunity in America, with Marc Porter Magee

    Published: 10/23/2024

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For more than 15 years, the Fordham Institute has been hosting a weekly podcast, The Education Gadfly Show. Each week, you’ll get lively, entertaining discussions of recent education news, usually featuring Fordham’s Mike Petrilli and David Griffith. Then the wise Amber Northern will recap a recent research study. For questions or comments on the podcast, contact its producer, Stephanie Distler, at [email protected].