Can Uncle Sam help kids read? | Episode 1023 of The Education Gadfly Show
Charles Barone of the National Parents Union joins Mike Petrilli to debate the Senate’s bipartisan READ Act. Would additional federal funding help states strengthen teacher preparation and expand evid...
24 Jun 28min
Better NAEP news than you think | Episode 1022 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike Petrilli flies solo to discuss the latest Long-Term Trend NAEP results and why the bounce-back among nine-year-olds deserves more attention. While America’s education recovery is far from complet...
17 Jun 25min
Closures, mergers, and charter growth | Episode 1021 of The Education Gadfly Show
Patrick McAlister, principal of PM Strategies and former director of the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation, and Shaina Cavazos, the office’s current director, join The Education Gadf...
10 Jun 27min
Only pennies for advanced learners | Episode 1020 of The Education Gadfly Show
Jonathan Plucker, a research professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, and Fordham’s own Alicia Anderson, policy and editorial associate, join The Education Gadfly Show to discuss new resear...
3 Jun 34min
The state of teacher union power | Episode 1019 of The Education Gadfly Show
Melissa Arnold Lyon joins The Education Gadfly Show to discuss Fordham’s new report, A Crowded Table: Teacher Union Strength in 2026, and what has changed in state education politics since Fordham’s 2...
27 Mai 32min
Should blue states opt into Trump’s education tax credit? | Episode 1018 of The Education Gadfly Show
On this week’s solo episode of The Education Gadfly Show, Mike Petrilli discusses President Trump’s Education Freedom Tax Credit, including how it works, why he has concerns about its design, and why ...
20 Mai 34min
Can Arkansas make teaching great again? | Episode 1017 of The Education Gadfly Show
Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva joins The Education Gadfly Show to discuss the sweeping Arkansas LEARNS reforms, from early literacy and teacher pay to career pathways, parent empowerment, an...
13 Mai 34min
From schools to systems: Rethinking improvement | Episode 1016 of The Education Gadfly Show
Christy Wolfe, director of K–12 policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, joins the Education Gadfly Show to discuss a new report on the American workforce—and what it means for K–12 education. As polic...
6 Mai 32min
