#933 The nuts and bolts of banning cellphones in schools, with Othiniel Mahone
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Othiniel Mahone, the principal at GEO Academies 21st Century School in Gary, Indiana, joins Mike and David to discuss effective strategies for implementin...
14 Aug 202426min
#932: Yes, AP exams are getting easier, with Checker Finn
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Fordham’s Checker Finn joins Mike and David to discuss the changes in how the College Board is scoring Advanced Placement exams. Then, on the Research Min...
7 Aug 202421min
#931: No, school closures aren’t racist, with Vlad Kogan
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Vlad Kogan, a professor at Ohio State University, joins Mike and David to discuss what role race, achievement, and enrollment play in a district’s decisio...
31 Jul 202421min
#930: What Vance and Harris mean for federal education policy, with Dale Chu
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Dale Chu, a senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss how Biden passing the torch and Trump picking J.D. Vance coul...
24 Jul 202425min
#929: Equity and school closures, with Francis Pearman
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Francis Pearman, an assistant professor of education at Stanford University, joins Mike and David to debate the impact that budgets, enrollment, and race ...
17 Jul 202430min
#928: Why the pandemic toddlers are struggling in school, with Kristen Huff
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kristen Huff, the vice president of assessment and research at Curriculum Associates, joins Mike and David to discuss the academic performance our younges...
10 Jul 202427min
#927: How to shrink schools and school districts as enrollment declines, with Marguerite Roza
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Marguerite Roza, the director of the Edunomics Lab and a research professor at Georgetown University, joins Mike and David to discuss how schools and scho...
3 Jul 202430min
#926: What “Young Sheldon” teaches about parenting, with Alina Adams
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Alina Adams, a New York Times best-selling author, joins Mike and David to discuss the parenting lessons she learned from watching “Young Sheldon.” Then, ...
26 Jun 202428min
