#939: What to do about underenrolled and underachieving schools? with Sofoklis Goulas

On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Sofoklis Goulas, a fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Hamilton Project, joins Mike and David to discuss the Fordham report he just authored, Underachieving and Underenrolled: Chronically Low-Performing Schools in the Post-Pandemic Era. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study on the effects of Zearn Math on third through fifth grade math performance in Louisiana.Recommended content: Sofoklis Goulas, Underachieving and Underenrolled: Chronically Low-Performing Schools in the Post-Pandemic Era, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (September 2024)“The case for closing underenrolled, low-performing schools” —Michael J. Petrilli“We need to prepare now for the school closures that are coming” —Tim DalyShirin Hashim, Measuring the Efficacy of Zearn Math in Louisiana, AERA Open (2024) Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].