Texas-sized paychecks for great teachers | Episode 1038 of The Education Gadfly Show
They say everything’s bigger in Texas, but does that include teachers’ paychecks? Mary Lynn Pruneda, director of education and workforce policy at Texas 2036, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to...
14 Okt 33min
Are portfolio districts the future—or the past? | Episode 1037 of The Education Gadfly Show
Kevin Shafer, president of City Fund, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss efforts to expand access to high-quality public schools across the country. Speaking on his experience with scho...
7 Okt 35min
School discipline: A new rulebook (again) | Episode 1036 of The Education Gadfly Show
Kimberly Richey, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about the latest federal guidance on school discipline and Tit...
30 Sep 39min
Family structure, school choice, and a mother’s regrets | Episode 1035 of The Education Gadfly Show
Ian Rowe, founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Nikole Hannah-Jones’s recent reflections on her decision to send her daughter to a predominantly Bl...
23 Sep 41min
AI in schools: Ban it or embrace it? | Episode 1034 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike Petrilli is back on the mic solo this week to weigh the case for and against banning AI in schools. He considers growing concerns about cheating, an erosion of grading standards, and the broader ...
16 Sep 29min
Too much tech, too little learning? | Episode 1033 of The Education Gadfly Show
Brian Fitzpatrick, research manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new report, High Tech, Low Standards: High School in the Age of Distractio...
9 Sep 35min
Head Start needs reforming, not dismantling | Episode 1032 of The Education Gadfly Show
Programming note: The Education Gadfly Show is taking a short end-of-summer break next week. We’ll be back with a new episode after Labor Day on Wednesday, September 9. Checker Finn, president emeritu...
26 Aug 31min
Did the college-for-all backlash go too far? | Episode 1031 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike Petrilli is solo once again to revisit the college-for-all debate and consider whether the backlash has become an overcorrection. He considers the risks of steering academically underprepared stu...
19 Aug 37min
