The Education Gadfly Show
A podcast by Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Wednesdays
483 Episodes
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#962: Replacing DEI with something better, with Richard Kahlenberg
Published: 3/26/2025 -
#961: How “No Excuses” charter schools went off the rails, with Steven Wilson
Published: 3/19/2025 -
#960: Why Secretary McMahon shouldn’t waive federal testing requirements, with Charles Barone
Published: 3/12/2025 -
#959: Are GPAs the key to measuring school quality? with Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson
Published: 3/5/2025 -
#958: Louisiana’s NAEP gains and the power of a strong curriculum, with John White
Published: 2/26/2025 -
#957: DOGE, IES, and the future of education research
Published: 2/19/2025 -
#956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa
Published: 2/12/2025 -
#955: Critical race theory: The student perspective with Brian Kisida
Published: 2/5/2025 -
#954: Should America prioritize its struggling students? with Tim Daly
Published: 1/29/2025 -
#953: From Biden to Trump: Rank punditry, with Rick Hess
Published: 1/22/2025 -
#952: Unpacking the impact of Wisconsin's Act 10 on teacher pay, with Barbara Biasi
Published: 1/15/2025 -
#951: The future of federal education policy under Trump, with Alyson Klein
Published: 1/8/2025 -
#950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn
Published: 12/18/2024 -
#949: Building positive school cultures, with Philip K. Howard
Published: 12/11/2024 -
#948: School choice setbacks: Interpreting the referenda losses with Colleen Hroncich
Published: 12/4/2024 -
#947: MCAS no more: High school in the post-exit-exam era, with Jim Peyser
Published: 11/20/2024 -
#946: Is there hope for education reform after the election? with Dale Chu
Published: 11/13/2024 -
#945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill Barshay
Published: 11/6/2024 -
#944: More equitable advanced education programs, with Brandon Wright
Published: 10/30/2024 -
#943: How 20,000 parents view educational opportunity in America, with Marc Porter Magee
Published: 10/23/2024
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].