The Education Gadfly Show
By Thomas B. Fordham Institute
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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 sdistler@fordhaminstitute.org.
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#960: Why Secretary McMahon shouldn’t waive federal testing requirements, with Charles Barone
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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#959: Are GPAs the key to measuring school quality? with Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#958: Louisiana’s NAEP gains and the power of a strong curriculum, with John White
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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#957: DOGE, IES, and the future of education research
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#955: Critical race theory: The student perspective with Brian Kisida
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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#954: Should America prioritize its struggling students? with Tim Daly
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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#953: From Biden to Trump: Rank punditry, with Rick Hess
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#952: Unpacking the impact of Wisconsin's Act 10 on teacher pay, with Barbara Biasi
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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#951: The future of federal education policy under Trump, with Alyson Klein
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#949: Building positive school cultures, with Philip K. Howard
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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#948: School choice setbacks: Interpreting the referenda losses with Colleen Hroncich
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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#947: MCAS no more: High school in the post-exit-exam era, with Jim Peyser
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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#946: Is there hope for education reform after the election? with Dale Chu
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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#945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill Barshay
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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#944: More equitable advanced education programs, with Brandon Wright
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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#943: How 20,000 parents view educational opportunity in America, with Marc Porter Magee
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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#942: The case for supply-side policies in career and technical education, with David Deming
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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#941: Inside Denver’s education transformation, with Parker Baxter
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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#940: Navigating accountability for education savings accounts, with Devon Nir
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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#939: What to do about underenrolled and underachieving schools? with Sofoklis Goulas
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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#938: The disappointing results of high-dosage tutoring, with Michael Goldstein
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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#937: Is universal free lunch a good idea? with Paul Bruno
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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#936: How socioeconomic factors explain achievement gaps, with Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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#935: How the charter sector can thrive under Trump or Harris, with Starlee Coleman
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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#934: Reducing chronic absenteeism: Building trust versus getting tough, with Kelly James
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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#933 The nuts and bolts of banning cellphones in schools, with Othiniel Mahone
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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#932: Yes, AP exams are getting easier, with Checker Finn
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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#931: No, school closures aren’t racist, with Vlad Kogan
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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#930: What Vance and Harris mean for federal education policy, with Dale Chu
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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#929: Equity and school closures, with Francis Pearman
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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#928: Why the pandemic toddlers are struggling in school, with Kristen Huff
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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#927: How to shrink schools and school districts as enrollment declines, with Marguerite Roza
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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#926: What “Young Sheldon” teaches about parenting, with Alina Adams
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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#925: We need more curriculum oversight, with Robert Pondiscio
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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#924: How presidents polarize education debates, with David Houston
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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#923: Debating school funding inequities, with Alex Spurrier
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#922: Redesigning high school diplomas, with Dr. Katie Jenner
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May 29, 2024 |
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#921: Rethinking reading comprehension instruction, with Daniel Buck
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May 22, 2024 |
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#920: Integration and charter schools, with Brian Kisida
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May 15, 2024 |
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#919: Why we should teach the history of human progress, with Marian Tupy
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May 08, 2024 |
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#918: The broken pipeline of advanced education, with Adam Tyner
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May 01, 2024 |
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#917: The end of Chevron Deference, with Joshua Dunn
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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#916: The case for curriculum reform, with Robert Pondiscio
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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#915: Eliminating school boundaries, with Derrell Bradford
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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#914: A comprehensive vision for conservative education reform, with Rick Hess
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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#913: Advancing cross-partisan education policies, with Lorén Cox and Karen Nussle
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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#912: Predicting charter school success, with Adam Kho and Alex Quigley
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#911: The flaws in school funding formulas, with Rebecca Sibilia
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#910: Reforming Houston ISD, with Mike Miles
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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#909: Rethinking “equitable” grading, with Adam Tyner and Meredith Coffey
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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#908: The looming expiration of Covid relief funds, with Chad Aldis
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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#907: How to do tutoring right, with Alan Safran
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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#906: Does teacher licensing matter?, with Chad Aldeman
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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#905: Trump’s education agenda, with Lindsey Burke
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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#904: Residential mobility, student achievement, and charter schools, with Douglas Lauen
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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#903: Reducing poverty with the child tax credit, with Angela Rachidi
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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#902: Reforming New York’s Regents Exams, with Ray Domanico
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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#901: Charter schools just keep winning, with Debbie Veney
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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#900: The best and worst of ed reform in 2023, with Checker Finn
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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#899: The District of Columbia’s voucher program turns twenty, with Kara Arundel
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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#898: How much competition public schools face, with Jeanette Luna
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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#897: Addressing grade inflation, with Tim Daly
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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#896: The fiscal cliff and teacher layoffs, with Chad Aldeman
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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#895: Knowledge and the science of reading, with Natalie Wexler
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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#894: The victims of grade inflation, with Tim Donahue
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#893: When to hold kids back, with Umut Özek and Louis Mariano
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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#892: A solution to teacher shortages, with Kirsten Baesler
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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#891: The fight for school choice in the Lone Star State, with Denisha Allen
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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#890: How exclusionary zoning impedes educational opportunity, with Richard Kahlenberg
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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#889: The trials and triumphs of charter schools over the past decade, with Nina Rees
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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#888: Building bridges in education reform, with Frances Messano
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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#887: Bringing accountability back to American education, with Checker Finn
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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#886: Achievement gaps among advanced students, with Adam Tyner
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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#885: Virtual teachers are back, with Linda Jacobson
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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#884: Texas takes over Houston’s schools, with William McKenzie
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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#883: The student behavior crisis, with Daniel Buck
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#882: Defending Mississippi’s literacy gains, with Rachel Canter
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#881: School choice, the science of reading, and other wins in Ohio, with Aaron Churchill
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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#880: Everything wrong with California’s math framework, with Tom Loveless
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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#879: Chatting about evidence-based chatbots, with Perpetual Baffour
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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#878: Our “savage inequalities” are no more, with Adam Tyner
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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#877: Don’t overpromise on learning loss, with Jim Peyser
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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#876: The chronic absenteeism crisis, and what to do about it, with Alia Wong
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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#875: Charter schools that help students earn college credentials, with Kevin Teasley
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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#874: How to build a continuum of advanced learning opportunities, with Nick Colangelo
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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#873: Private and charter school teachers are thriving, with Paul DiPerna
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#872: The religious charter school debate, with Kathleen Porter-Magee
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May 31, 2023 |
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#871: The severity of pandemic learning loss, with Tom Kane
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May 24, 2023 |
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#870: The Great School Rethink, with Rick Hess
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May 17, 2023 |
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#869: Strong long-term outcomes for English learners in Texas charter schools, with Deven Carlson
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May 10, 2023 |
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#868: Virginia’s new history and social science standards, with Andy Rotherham
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May 03, 2023 |
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#867: How Core Knowledge schools boost students’ reading comprehension, with Robert Pondiscio
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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#866: The challenges of implementing through-course assessments, with Scott Marion
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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#865: The challenges of parenting gifted children, with Gail Post
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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#864: Using team teaching to improve student outcomes, with Carole Basile and Brent Maddin
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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#863: How charter schools affect district resources, with David Griffith and Paul Bruno
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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#862: The education implications of Chicago’s mayoral election, with Natalie Neris and Hal Woods
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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#861: The fight to lift the charter school cap in New York City, with Crystal McQueen-Taylor
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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#860: Social media and kids’ declining mental health, with Michael Horn
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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#859: Eliminating honors classes won’t advance equity, with Scott Peters
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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#858: The Trump and DeSantis culture war fixation, with Dale Chu
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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#857: The states leading the way in literacy, with Kymyona Burk and Tom Greene
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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#856: Why education savings accounts won’t bring educational pluralism, with Ashley Berner
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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#855: How states are fighting credential inflation, with Rick Hess
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Education Gadfly Show #854: How districts should prepare for the coming school closures, with Tim Daly
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Education Gadfly Show #853: The Supreme Court and religious charters schools, with Nicole Garnett
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Education Gadfly Show #852: New Year’s resolutions for America’s schools, with Robert Pondiscio
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Education Gadfly Show #851: The case for teaching writing in the age of ChatGPT, with Checker Finn
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Education Gadfly Show #850: 2022’s most important education stories, with Marc Porter Magee
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #849: The success of Denver’s “portfolio”-style school reform, with Parker Baxter
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #848: Talking about “Unbundling” with Bellwether’s Julie Squire
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #847: States, snake-oil, and the science of reading, with Kymyona Burk
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #846: What do the midterm elections mean for the parents’ rights movement?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #845: Why schools are wasting millions of dollars on ineffective online tutoring
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #844: An ode to overly-optimistic teachers, with Seth Gershenson
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #843: Halloween a week early with NAEP results in
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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#842: Industry-recognized credentials aren’t living up to their potential
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #841: Good news for a change: Most states appear to be spending their ESSER dollars wisely
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #840: The state of state education reform
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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#839: Do “for-profit” charter schools deserve their bad reputation?
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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#838: Was the charter sector too slow to reopen schools for in-person learning?
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#837: Re-stating education: Not as modest as it sounds!
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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#836: How should schools handle any Covid waves this school year?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#835: The expanding partisan gap on K-12 education
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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#834: Whether industry-recognized credentials benefit high schoolers
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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#833: Are we witnessing the end of education reform?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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#832: Removing barriers to the classroom in the face of a (possible) teacher shortage: Yes or no?
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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#831 Resurfaced: Research Deep Dive: The impact of urban charter schools
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Education Gadfly Show #830: When it comes to Covid learning loss, the bleeding has stopped- 7/26/22
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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#829: Is there a future for standards-based reform? - 7/20/22
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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#828: Arizona’s expanded ESA: The big enchilada of school choice - 7/13/22
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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#827: The debate over “no zeroes” grading policies
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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#826: Research Deep Dive: What we know about gifted education - 6/30/22
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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#825: Learning loss may get worse before it gets better - 6/23/22
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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#824: Dana Suskind on supporting low-income parents in their children’s early years - 6/15/2022
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#823: How detrimental was remote learning? - 6/8/22
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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#822: Checker Finn: Why we need—and need to improve—NAEP - 6/1/22
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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#821: Sec. Aimee Rogstad Guidera on the state of education in Virginia - 5/24/22
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May 24, 2022 |
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#820: Social-emotional learning doesn’t have a hidden agenda - 5/18/22
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May 18, 2022 |
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#819: The pod on (pandemic) pods 5/11/22
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May 11, 2022 |
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#818: Kate Walsh on the state of teacher quality in America - 5/4/22
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May 04, 2022 |
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#817: Doug Lemov on rebuilding school culture amid a mental health epidemic - 4/27/22
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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#816: Want kids back in school? Make sure they feel safe. - 04/20/22
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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#815: Paul Hill vs. Checker Finn: Does Denver prove that portfolio districts are doomed? - 4/13/22
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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#814: How Biden’s proposed regulations would hurt charter schools - 4/6/22
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Education Gladfly Show: The literal research minute
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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#813: Rick Hess and Mike Petrilli on ed reform and culture wars - 3/30/22
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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#812: How to follow the science to improve elementary education - 3/23/22
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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#811: How one district scouts for talent for its gifted programs - 3/16/22
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#810: College for all or college for some? - 3/9/22
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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#809: Diversity, the law, and the future of selective-admission schools - 3/2/22
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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#808: End school mask mandates. It’s now or never - 2/23/22
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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#807: What are schools doing with their Covid relief dollars? - 2/16/22
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#806: On school boards, curriculum controversies, and a Parents’ Bill of Rights - 02/8/22
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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#805: High schools didn’t get the memo that college isn’t for everyone - 02/02/22
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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#804: How charter schools are closing achievement gaps in metro areas - 01/26/22
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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#803: John Bailey on Omicron and schools - 1/20/2022
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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#802: Erica Green on the pandemic’s impact on high school students - 1/12/2022
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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#801: Grumpy New Year with Checker Finn - 1/5/22
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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#800: Why we need virtue education in our classrooms - 12/21/2021
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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#799: Build Back Better’s big impact on pre-k and child care - 12/15/21
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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#798: Which metro areas are accelerating student learning? - 12/08/21
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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#797: Why debunked reading practices continue to spread - 11/30/21
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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#796: What Glenn Youngkin’s election says about education politics today - 11/16/21
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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#795: Why we should test in K–2 - 11/10/21
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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#794: Universal pre-K seems imminent. Should we celebrate? - 11/4/21
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#793: How D.C. increased teacher diversity and quality - 10/28/21
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#792: NAEP scores were falling even before the pandemic. Was the Great Recession to blame? - 10/21/21
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#791: Is this the end of gifted education in New York City? - 10/13/21
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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#790: Why boys flail - 10/07/21
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#789: Too many lost Einsteins - 9/30/21
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#788: Has the pandemic caused an exodus to charter schools? - 9/23/21
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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#787: How the Delta variant is impacting back-to-school season - 09/16/21
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#786: Research deep dive: The impact of school voucher programs - 09/09/21
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#785: Helping students fight disinformation online - 09/2/21
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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#784: Remote learning worked well for some students. What schools can learn from that. - 08/26/21
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#783: One teacher’s call for choice and content-rich curricula - 08/19/21
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#782: Whatever you do, don’t call it social and emotional learning - 08/12/21
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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#781: The House Democrats’ attack on charter schools - 08/04/21
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#780: The state of teacher licensure - 07/28/21
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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#779: How districts are spending federal aid - 07/21/21
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#778: The virus isn’t done with schools - 07/14/21
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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#777: O-H-I-O: School reform victories in the Buckeye State - 07/08/21
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#776: Can curriculum reform succeed where the rest of standards-based reform failed? - 07/01/21
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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#775: The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History - 06/23/21
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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#774: Research Deep Dive: The impact of urban charter schools - 06/16/21
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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#773: Should schools offer a virtual option this fall? - 06/10/21
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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#772: What’s going to happen to the NAEP reading test? - 06/02/21
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#771: Same old, same old: How districts are spending federal relief dollars (so far) - 05/26/21
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May 27, 2021 |
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#770: Hooray for Florida’s new school choice legislation - 05/20/21
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May 20, 2021 |
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#769: Should we break up behemoth school districts? - 05/12/21
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May 12, 2021 |
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#768: Debating Biden’s universal pre-K plan - 05/05/21
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May 05, 2021 |
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#767: The fight to get kids back in class five days a week - 04/28/21
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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#766: The U.S. Department of Education’s puzzling take on testing in 2021 - 04/21/21
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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A victory for charter school funding in Oklahoma - 04/14/21
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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The pandemic’s silver lining: School choice victories in statehouses nationwide - 04/07/21
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Good news on instructional materials - 03/31/21
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Accelerating learning post-pandemic - 03/24/21
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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How to get high-dosage tutoring right - 03/17/2021
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Biden’s relief bill will cut child poverty in half. What’s not to like? - 03/10/21
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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A view from the frontlines of the reopening wars - 03/03/21
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Does Biden have the right tack on school reopenings? - 02/24/21
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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More parents now admit that their kids have fallen behind academically. Can that awareness power a new wave of reform? - 02/17/21
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Hard evidence on charter schools and district finances - 02/10/21
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Federal Covid-19 stimulus, round three - 02/03/21
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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School Choice Week 2021 - 01/27/21
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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The education issues facing state legislatures in 2021 - 01/20/21
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Another reason we need to test students in 2021 - 1/13/21
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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What does Miguel Cardona’s time in Connecticut imply about his future in Washington? - 01/06/21
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Emily Oster and Noelle Ellerson Ng answer the big question: Will schools reopen this spring? - 12/16/20
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Assessing Joe Biden’s early childhood plans - 12/09/20
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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The legacy of Lamar Alexander - 12/02/20
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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State budget cuts and our schools - 11/18/20
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Why public education may never return to normal - 11/11/20
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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What the election means for education reform - 11/5/20
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Coping with the costs of declining enrollments - 10/28/20
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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The loathsome war on exam schools - 10/21/20
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Lemov and Woolway on teaching like a champion—online - 10/14/20
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Reading comprehension is not a skill, and other lessons from Fordham’s latest study - 10/07/20
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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How to open a school safely during a pandemic - 09/30/20
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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How the pandemic could lead to smarter school spending - 09/23/20
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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How did those online summer camps go? - 09/16/20
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Two years after Janus, why are teachers unions stronger than ever? - 09/09/20
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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The politics of school reopenings - 09/02/20
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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How America’s best charter schools crushed the Covid-19 challenge - 08/26/20
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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On Biden’s education platform - 08/19/20
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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What about outdoor classes this fall? - 08/12/20
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Another reason for more school autonomy - 8/5/20
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Should districts outsource virtual learning? - 07/29/20
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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NAEP’s flawed reading revamp - 07/22/20
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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What the coronavirus resurgence means for reopening schools - 07/15/20
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Why fall testing could do more harm than good - 07/08/20
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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How assessment data can drive instruction this fall - 07/01/20
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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The case for good schools as a state constitutional right - 06/24/20
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Effecting real change in America - 06/17/20
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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School districts failed the remote learning test - 6/10/20
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The crisis’s outsized impacts on Catholic schools - 06/03/20
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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The link between location and income - 05/27/20
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May 27, 2020 |
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Teacher to Chief: Pathways to Education Leadership - 05/20/20
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May 19, 2020 |
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What Americans think about schools’ response to the Covid crisis - 05/13/20
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May 13, 2020 |
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A blueprint for reopening schools - 05/06/20
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May 06, 2020 |
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Schools and social distancing: Just hard, or actually impossible? - 04/29/20
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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The one where the pandemic turns Robert into a big softie - 04/22/20
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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How schools can personalize instruction when students return next fall - 04/15/20
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Research Deep Dive: The impact of school closures - 04/08/20
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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How school districts are dealing with COVID-19 - 04/02/20
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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COVID-19 concerns: Special education and accountability - 03/25/20
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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On technocrats and culture wars - 03/11/20
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Heavens to Betsy's block grant - 03/04/20
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Community schools and disadvantaged families - 02/26/20
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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The barriers blocking students of color from challenging courses - 02/19/20
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Why teachers with higher grading standards get better student outcomes - 02/12/20
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Finding the right school for your child - 02/05/20
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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School Choice Week 2020 - 01/29/20
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Research Deep Dive: School discipline reform - 01/22/20
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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The 2020 election and education reform - 01/15/20
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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The best education research studies of 2019 - 01/08/20
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Why rural education matters - 12/17/19
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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On online curriculum materials - 12/11/19
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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The effects of early college programs - 12/04/19
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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The obstacles of evidence-based practices - 11/26/19
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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Are screens to blame for NAEP’s bottom falling out? - 11/20/19
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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The Scarcity of High-Quality Early Childhood Education - 11/13/19
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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NAEP 2019: It (was) the economy, stupid - 11/06/19
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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On education, Warren’s got a pander for that - 10/30/19
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Early warning: Kindergarten readiness skills are trending downward - 10/23/19
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Why the Big Easy’s big gains are over - 10/16/19
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Research Deep Dive: Everything we know about effective teachers - 10/09/19
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Charter schools lift all boats - 10/02/19
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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The meaning of Success Academy's success - 09/25/19
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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All about AP - 09/18/19
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Parents’ role in school improvement - 09/11/19
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Trends in public opinion on choice, testing, and teacher salaries - 09/04/19
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Boosting student outcomes with end-of-course exams - 08/28/19
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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The homecoming court edition - 08/21/19
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Media literacy in our schools - 08/14/19
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Should all students be prepared for both college and career? - 08/07/19
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Is it time to reform discipline reform? - 07/31/19
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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What rural Americans think about charter schools - 07/24/19
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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One small step for man, one giant leap for our schools? - 07/17/19
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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While the Democratic candidates debate the past, the future of education policy is in the hands of the states - 07/10/19
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Research, practice, and the feds - 06/26/19
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Getting wonky on the Democratic candidates’ education ideas - 06/19/19
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Data-based decision-making is great, as long as data are not only test scores - 06/12/19
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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The benefits of having a same-race teacher - 06/05/19
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Rural schools and the urban bleed - 05/29/19
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May 29, 2019 |
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Education leadership’s gender imbalance - 05/22/19
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May 22, 2019 |
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Can we really transform district schools? - 05/15/19
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May 15, 2019 |
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Should U.S. schools mandate foreign language instruction? - 05/08/19
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May 08, 2019 |
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Preschool for children of immigrants - 05/01/19
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May 01, 2019 |
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Searching for “deeper learning”—and not finding it - 04/24/19
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Will charter opposition come for D.C.? - 04/17/19
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Is Checker going soft on “social and emotional learning”? - 04/10/19
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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CTE and local labor markets - 04/03/19
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Are schools ready for an economic downturn? - 03/27/19
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Education’s philanthropic shift - 03/20/19
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Richard Whitmire is all about the B.A. - 03/13/19
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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How KIPP-DC develops and retains teachers - 03/06/19
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Philadelphia’s brotherly love between charter, district, and parochial schools - 02/27/19
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Out of commission - 02/20/19
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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The profit motive and education - 02/13/18
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Millennial parents and education reform - 02/06/19
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Teacher strikes, Democrats, and ed reform - 01/30/19
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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The state of choice during National School Choice Week - 01/23/19
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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School choice’s hopeful new year - 01/16/19
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Federal education policy in 2019 - 01/09/19
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Educational pluralism - 12/19/18
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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America’s choice deserts - 12/12/18
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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The sad state of credit recovery - 12/05/18
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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How to separate the wheat from the chaff on technical credentials - 11/28/18
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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The end of education policy? - 11/20/18
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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Equity and access in American high schools - 11/14/18
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Much about the midterms - 11/07/18
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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An #Eduween riddle: How is pre-school research like a skunk? - 10/31/18
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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School report cards in the ESSA era - 10/24/18
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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School choice for English language learners - 10/17/18
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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The state of school choice - 10/10/18
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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The consequences of grade inflation - 10/03/18
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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We aren't teaching kids how to read - 09/26/18
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Multiple pathways in the Lone Star State - 09/19/18
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 091218
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 090518
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Is the IRS poised to harm school choice? - 08/29/18
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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How good are states’ English language arts standards? - 08/22/18
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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How African American children view our education system - 08/15/18
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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All about ed tech - 08/08/18
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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Golden State charter politics - 08/01/18
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Education tailored to the whole child - 07/25/18
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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How high schools can boost college completion - 07/18/18
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Does the admissions process for New York City's selective high schools need fixing? - 07/11/18
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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How schools can better prepare for the worst - 06/27/18
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Nudge, nudge, wink, wink - 06/20/18
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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"Personalized pacing" would be a real revolution. Are our elementary schools ready for it?
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Jun 12, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 060618
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 052318
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May 23, 2018 |
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Halted Hoosiers - 05/16/18
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May 16, 2018 |
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Racial disparities in special education identification: The conventional wisdom is all wrong - 05/09/18
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May 09, 2018 |
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Most parents still live in Lake Wobegon - 05/02/18
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May 02, 2018 |
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O-H-I-No - 04/25/18
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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A better curriculum in the Bayou State - 04/18/18
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Is America still a nation at risk? - 04/11/18
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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America’s “lost decade” of academic achievement - 04/04/18
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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States lead on education - 03/28/18
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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A conversation with 2018’s Wisest Wonks - 03/21/18
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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Ruminating on the Kerner Commission’s fiftieth anniversary - 03/14/18
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Ed reform's past, present, and future - 03/07/18
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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Where is the next "education governor"? - 02/28/18
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Howard Fuller on school segregation - 02/21/18
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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The Olympian challenges facing America's high schools - 02/14/18
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 020718
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Gadfly Show 013118
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Jan 31, 2018 |
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Special School Choice Week edition - 01/24/18
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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America does not need 3 million curricula - 01/17/18
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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A master class in state policymaking - 01/10/18
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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State policymaking in the ESSA era - 01/03/18
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Are states' ESSA plans naughty or nice?
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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The politics of Teach For America
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Three cheers for charter leaders of color
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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The charter schools popularity contest
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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Do ESSA plans deserve our thanks?
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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Education reform's avocado toast moment
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Much ado about DeVos
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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Cheer up, education reformers
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Reinventing Andy Smarick
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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The state of early childhood education
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Oct 18, 2017 |
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101017gadfly
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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Oct 04, 2017 |
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The thing about school closures
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Sep 27, 2017 |
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Praise for charter teachers—for showing up to work
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Sep 20, 2017 |
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Is New York City vacuously filling teacher vacancies?
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Sep 13, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 090617
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Sep 06, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 083017
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Aug 30, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 082317
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Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 16, 2017 |
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Aug 09, 2017 |
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Aug 02, 2017 |
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Jul 26, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 071917
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Jul 19, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 071217
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Jul 12, 2017 |
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State ESSA plans: Just BS, or reform's BFF?
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Jul 05, 2017 |
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The student engagement edition
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 062117
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Jun 21, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show LIVE 061317
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Jun 13, 2017 |
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State ESSA plans: More than just pretty words?
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Jun 07, 2017 |
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The teacher diversity edition
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May 31, 2017 |
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Charters and vouchers: Two peas in a pod
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May 24, 2017 |
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In praise of ed tech
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May 16, 2017 |
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What we know about school vouchers
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May 10, 2017 |
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Congress makes a deal
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May 03, 2017 |
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Education Gadfly Show: Should schools teach the success sequence?
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Apr 26, 2017 |
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Forget ESSA, let's talk about ESAs!
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Apr 19, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 041217
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Apr 12, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 040517
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 22, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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Mar 01, 2017 |
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Feb 22, 2017 |
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Feb 15, 2017 |
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Feb 08, 2017 |
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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Jan 18, 2017 |
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Jan 04, 2017 |
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Gadfly Show 122116
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Dec 19, 2016 |
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Gadfly Show 121416
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Dec 14, 2016 |
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Dec 07, 2016 |
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Gadfly Show 113016
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Nov 30, 2016 |
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Nov 22, 2016 |
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Nov 16, 2016 |
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Nov 09, 2016 |
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Nov 02, 2016 |
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Oct 26, 2016 |
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Oct 19, 2016 |
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Oct 12, 2016 |
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Oct 05, 2016 |
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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Sep 21, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 07, 2016 |
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Aug 31, 2016 |
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Aug 24, 2016 |
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Aug 17, 2016 |
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Aug 10, 2016 |
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Aug 03, 2016 |
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Jul 27, 2016 |
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Jul 19, 2016 |
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Jul 13, 2016 |
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Jul 06, 2016 |
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Jun 28, 2016 |
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Jun 22, 2016 |
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Jun 15, 2016 |
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Jun 08, 2016 |
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Jun 01, 2016 |
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May 25, 2016 |
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May 18, 2016 |
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May 11, 2016 |
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May 05, 2016 |
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May 04, 2016 |
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May 04, 2016 |
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Apr 27, 2016 |
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Apr 20, 2016 |
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Apr 13, 2016 |
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Gadfly Show Draft Two
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Apr 07, 2016 |
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Apr 06, 2016 |
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Mar 30, 2016 |
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Mar 09, 2016 |
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Mar 02, 2016 |
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Feb 24, 2016 |
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Gadfly Test Revamp 1
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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Gadfly Show Revamp Test
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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Feb 17, 2016 |
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Feb 10, 2016 |
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Feb 03, 2016 |
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Jan 27, 2016 |
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Jan 20, 2016 |
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Jan 13, 2016 |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Dec 18, 2015 |
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Dec 16, 2015 |
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Dec 09, 2015 |
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Dec 02, 2015 |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
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Nov 18, 2015 |
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Nov 04, 2015 |
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Oct 20, 2015 |
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Oct 06, 2015 |
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Sep 30, 2015 |
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Sep 22, 2015 |
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The Deflategate edition
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Sep 09, 2015 |
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The Kanye edition
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Sep 08, 2015 |
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The Harbaugh edition
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Sep 02, 2015 |