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
Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show
Andrew Camp and Collin Hitt join Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Moving Target: The Success and Failure of Missouri’s Charter School Funding Surge, a new Fordham report by David, Andrew, a...
12 Aug 34min
Reviving federal ed reform, starting with literacy | Episode 1029 of The Education Gadfly Show
Congressman Josh Harder joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his push to revive the National Reading Panel and advance the READ Act. They consider whether a new panel could update the evi...
5 Aug 30min
Transforming school systems | Episode 1028 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike Miles, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about his new book, By Design: How to Transform School Systems, and how districts can ...
29 Juli 37min
What’s behind the backlash against i-Ready? | Episode 1027 of The Education Gadfly Show
Tyrone Holmes, chief impact officer at Curriculum Associates, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss the growing parent backlash against education technology and why i-Ready has become one ...
22 Juli 42min
Can schools escape the digital delusion? | Episode 1026 of The Education Gadfly Show
David Griffith talks with neuroscientist and educator Jared Cooney Horvath, author of The Digital Delusion, about whether schools have put too much faith in classroom technology. They discuss what the...
15 Juli 41min
The accountability vibe shift | Episode 1025 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike Petrilli takes the mic to consider whether America’s schools need a renewed sense of urgency around raising achievement and closing gaps. He revisits the test-based accountability era, debates wh...
8 Juli 31min
