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The Education Gadfly Show — 558 episodes · page 1 of 6
State mandates: How much is too much? | Episode 1039 of The Education Gadfly Show
Texas-sized paychecks for great teachers | Episode 1038 of The Education Gadfly Show
Are portfolio districts the future—or the past? | Episode 1037 of The Education Gadfly Show
School discipline: A new rulebook (again) | Episode 1036 of The Education Gadfly Show
Family structure, school choice, and a mother’s regrets | Episode 1035 of The Education Gadfly Show
AI in schools: Ban it or embrace it? | Episode 1034 of The Education Gadfly Show
Too much tech, too little learning? | Episode 1033 of The Education Gadfly Show
Head Start needs reforming, not dismantling | Episode 1032 of The Education Gadfly Show
Did the college-for-all backlash go too far? | Episode 1031 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can a funding surge close the charter school gap? | Episode 1030 of The Education Gadfly Show
Reviving federal ed reform, starting with literacy | Episode 1029 of The Education Gadfly Show
Transforming school systems | Episode 1028 of The Education Gadfly Show
What’s behind the backlash against i-Ready? | Episode 1027 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can schools escape the digital delusion? | Episode 1026 of The Education Gadfly Show
The accountability vibe shift | Episode 1025 of The Education Gadfly Show
Beyond fireworks: America 250 and civic renewal | Episode 1024 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can Uncle Sam help kids read? | Episode 1023 of The Education Gadfly Show
Better NAEP news than you think | Episode 1022 of The Education Gadfly Show
Closures, mergers, and charter growth | Episode 1021 of The Education Gadfly Show
Only pennies for advanced learners | Episode 1020 of The Education Gadfly Show
The state of teacher union power | Episode 1019 of The Education Gadfly Show
Should blue states opt into Trump’s education tax credit? | Episode 1018 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can Arkansas make teaching great again? | Episode 1017 of The Education Gadfly Show
From schools to systems: Rethinking improvement | Episode 1016 of The Education Gadfly Show
A Science of Reading reality check: Not there yet | Episode 1015 of The Education Gadfly Show
The “genome” of a great elementary school | Episode 1014 of The Education Gadfly Show
College or career? The credential tradeoff | Episode 1013 of The Education Gadfly Show
AI in schools: Promise or pitfall? | Episode 1012 of The Education Gadfly Show
Too many A’s, not enough honesty? | Episode 1011 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can we agree on teacher diversity? | Episode 1010 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can schools keep up with AI? | Episode 1009 of The Education Gadfly Show
What the fadeout effect means for testing, accountability, and school choice | Episode 1008 of The Education Gadfly Show
When state curriculum lists go bad | Episode 1007 of The Education Gadfly Show
Mike gives easy A’s a big ole F | Episode 1006 of The Education Gadfly Show
Can states build coherent early childhood systems? | Episode 1005 of The Education Gadfly Show
Success stories shouldn’t be a secret | Episode 1004 of The Education Gadfly Show
National School Choice Week: Why “school choice” matters—and where ESAs fit | Episode 1003 of The Education Gadfly Show
Education Savings Accounts: Boffo or bonkers? | Episode 1002 of The Education Gadfly Show
Is tutoring the next big thing? | Episode 1001 of The Education Gadfly Show
An Education State of the Union | Episode 1000 of The Education Gadfly Show
The good, the bad, and the best research of 2025 | Episode 999 of The Education Gadfly Show
Is the “college enrollment crisis” a myth? | Episode 998 of The Education Gadfly Show
Moving from science of reading laws to science of reading success | Episode 996 of The Education Gadfly Show
How AI is reshaping what kids need to learn | Episode 995 of The Education Gadfly Show
What’s at stake if federal oversight of IDEA weakens? | Episode 994 of The Education Gadfly Show
The leaky college pipeline for high-achieving, low-income students | Episode 993 of The Education Gadfly Show
The collapse of graduation standards | Episode 992 of The Education Gadfly Show
Redesigning school staffing for student success | Episode 991 of The Education Gadfly Show
How the Left can learn to love gifted education | Episode 990 of The Education Gadfly Show
TFA, Gen-Z, and AI | Episode 989 of The Education Gadfly Show
Beyond test scores: Debating how to measure school quality | Episode 988 of The Education Gadfly Show
Joyful classrooms, but zero public transparency: Inside an ESA micro-school | Episode 987 of The Education Gadfly Show
On the negative NAEP news, and the real reason screen time is hurting student learning | Episode 986 of The Education Gadfly Show
School choice, regulation, and Democrats’ defense of public schools, with Ashley Jochim | Episode 985 of The Education Gadfly Show
Innovation, regulation, and school choice, with Mike McShane | Episode 984 of The Education Gadfly Show
Managing district budgets during uncertain times, with Jonathan Travers | Episode 983 of The Education Gadfly Show
Should all state-funded schools take state standardized tests? | Episode 982 of The Education Gadfly Show
Education policy and climate change | Episode 981 of The Education Gadfly Show
#980: Can education reform help Democrats win again? with Ben Austin
#979: Is too much democracy hamstringing our schools? with Vlad Kogan
#978: Mike on the mic: Regulation in school choice programs
#977: New law, new questions for school choice, with Brian Jodice
#976: A new hub for smarter education policy, with Doug Harris
#975: Mike on the mic: On “discrimination” and demagoguery
#974: The Risks of the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jon Valant
#973: Debunking the teacher experience myth, with Linda Darling-Hammond and Anne Podolsky
#972: Indiana’s charter strategy: A red-state roadmap? with Brandon Brown
#971: A “Quality Check” on school accountability, with Tom Toch and Lynn Olson
#970: Big moves in the Lone Star state: ESAs come to Texas, with Genevieve Collins
#969: Charters, church, and the Court with Starlee Coleman
#968: Are school inspections the accountability tool we’ve overlooked? with Erik Robelen
#967: Mississippi’s secret? Twenty years of persistence and progress, with Rachel Canter
#966: Is calculus king? Rethinking math pathways, with Matt Giani
#965: Understanding ESSA Waivers, with Anne Hyslop
#964: Why states should keep testing, with Scott Marion
#963: All about the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jim Blew
#962: Replacing DEI with something better, with Richard Kahlenberg
#961: How “No Excuses” charter schools went off the rails, with Steven Wilson
#960: Why Secretary McMahon shouldn’t waive federal testing requirements, with Charles Barone
#959: Are GPAs the key to measuring school quality? with Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson
#958: Louisiana’s NAEP gains and the power of a strong curriculum, with John White
#957: DOGE, IES, and the future of education research
#956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa
#955: Critical race theory: The student perspective with Brian Kisida
#954: Should America prioritize its struggling students? with Tim Daly
#953: From Biden to Trump: Rank punditry, with Rick Hess
#952: Unpacking the impact of Wisconsin's Act 10 on teacher pay, with Barbara Biasi
#951: The future of federal education policy under Trump, with Alyson Klein
#950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn
#949: Building positive school cultures, with Philip K. Howard
#948: School choice setbacks: Interpreting the referenda losses with Colleen Hroncich
#947: MCAS no more: High school in the post-exit-exam era, with Jim Peyser
#946: Is there hope for education reform after the election? with Dale Chu
#945: What happened when Tennessee colleges dropped remedial courses, with Jill Barshay
#944: More equitable advanced education programs, with Brandon Wright
#943: How 20,000 parents view educational opportunity in America, with Marc Porter Magee
#942: The case for supply-side policies in career and technical education, with David Deming
#941: Inside Denver’s education transformation, with Parker Baxter
#940: Navigating accountability for education savings accounts, with Devon Nir
#939: What to do about underenrolled and underachieving schools? with Sofoklis Goulas