483 Episodes

  1. #942: The case for supply-side policies in career and technical education, with David Deming

    Published: 10/16/2024
  2. #941: Inside Denver’s education transformation, with Parker Baxter

    Published: 10/9/2024
  3. #940: Navigating accountability for education savings accounts, with Devon Nir

    Published: 10/2/2024
  4. #939: What to do about underenrolled and underachieving schools? with Sofoklis Goulas

    Published: 9/25/2024
  5. #938: The disappointing results of high-dosage tutoring, with Michael Goldstein

    Published: 9/18/2024
  6. #937: Is universal free lunch a good idea? with Paul Bruno

    Published: 9/11/2024
  7. #936: How socioeconomic factors explain achievement gaps, with Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan

    Published: 9/4/2024
  8. #935: How the charter sector can thrive under Trump or Harris, with Starlee Coleman

    Published: 8/28/2024
  9. #934: Reducing chronic absenteeism: Building trust versus getting tough, with Kelly James

    Published: 8/21/2024
  10. #933 The nuts and bolts of banning cellphones in schools, with Othiniel Mahone

    Published: 8/14/2024
  11. #932: Yes, AP exams are getting easier, with Checker Finn

    Published: 8/7/2024
  12. #931: No, school closures aren’t racist, with Vlad Kogan

    Published: 7/31/2024
  13. #930: What Vance and Harris mean for federal education policy, with Dale Chu

    Published: 7/24/2024
  14. #929: Equity and school closures, with Francis Pearman

    Published: 7/17/2024
  15. #928: Why the pandemic toddlers are struggling in school, with Kristen Huff

    Published: 7/10/2024
  16. #927: How to shrink schools and school districts as enrollment declines, with Marguerite Roza

    Published: 7/3/2024
  17. #926: What “Young Sheldon” teaches about parenting, with Alina Adams

    Published: 6/26/2024
  18. #925: We need more curriculum oversight, with Robert Pondiscio

    Published: 6/19/2024
  19. #924: How presidents polarize education debates, with David Houston

    Published: 6/12/2024
  20. #923: Debating school funding inequities, with Alex Spurrier

    Published: 6/5/2024

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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].