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On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Lorén Cox, the policy director for the Education and Society program at the Aspen Institute, and Karen Nussle, the founder and CEO of Ripple Communications, join Mike and David to discuss how cross-partisanship—both sides agreeing on the same conclusion for disparate reasons—benefits education. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining how college achievement and retention is affected by “corequisite” remedial classes—meaning those taken at the same time as, not before, the course requiring the remediation. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Adam Kho, an assistant professor at the Rossier School of Education, and Alex Quigley, the executive director of the Durham Charter School, join Mike and David to discuss whether charter authorizers can determine the quality of prospective charter schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining the effects of including parental preferences in algorithms that assign students to schools in New York City. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rebecca Sibilia, the executive director of EdFund, joins Mike and David to debate whether we’ve fixed school funding in America. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining the effects of school shootings on survivors’ test scores, attendance, and long-term health. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Mike Miles, the superintendent of Houston ISD, joins Mike and David to discuss the reforms he’s implementing in the Lone Star State’s largest district. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new study of how increased learning time affects reading and math achievement. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Adam Tyner and Meredith Coffey, the national research director and a senior research associate at the Fordham Institute, join Mike and David to discuss their new Think Again report on whether “equitable” grading benefits students. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new study investigating how extreme temperatures affect student performance on standardized tests. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Chad Aldis, Fordham’s Vice President of Ohio Policy, joins Mike and David to discuss the impending cessation of federal ESSER funds. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study investigating the competitive effects of charter schools on traditional public schools in Florida. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Alan Safran, the CEO and co-founder of Saga Education, joins Mike and David to discuss best practices for high-impact tutoring. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam reports on a new study investigating the impacts of computer science education on early career outcomes. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Chad Aldeman, the founder of Read Not Guess and a columnist for , joins Mike and David to discuss whether the pandemic-era waiving of teacher licensure rules affected student outcomes. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam Tyner reports on a new paper investigating if school choice can meet the conditions necessary for efficient market functioning. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Lindsey Burke, the director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, joins Mike and David to discuss what a second Trump term could mean for federal education policy. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study investigating the impacts of licensure and certification on CTE teacher retention. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Douglas Lauen, a professor of public policy and sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joins Mike to discuss residential mobility, academic achievement, and charter schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reviews a study investigating how school facilities funding impacts test scores and housing prices. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Angela Rachidi, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike to discuss whether a reformed and refundable child tax credit can reduce poverty. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reviews a study investigating a cost-effective high-dosage tutoring intervention. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Ray Domanico, the director of education policy at the Manhattan institute, joins Mike to discuss whether New York should eliminate the Regents Exams as high school graduation requirements. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reviews a study investigating the trends in parental school involvement over the past two and a half decades. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Debbie Veney, a senior vice president at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins Mike to discuss the growth in the charter sector since 2019. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reviews a new study investigating the effects of mock instruction and coaching on pre-service teacher performance. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Checker Finn, Fordham’s president emeritus—and the original Education Gadfly—joins Mike and David to discuss the best and worst developments in education reform in 2023. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reviews the best education research of the year. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kara Arundel, a senior reporter at K-12 Dive, joins Mike to discuss two decades of private school choice in D.C. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study investigating the success of science-of-reading interventions in California. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jeanette Luna, a production and research associate at the Fordham Institute, joins Mike to discuss the competitive pressures facing America’s largest school districts. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study investigating whether post-Covid grade inflation has begun to recede. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Tim Daly, the CEO of Ed Navigator, joins Mike to discuss the causes and harms of grade inflation—and how to fix it. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that investigates whether exposure to certain peers and teachers explains achievement gains resulting from enrollment in early algebra. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Chad Aldeman, the founder of Read Not Guess and a columnist for , joins Mike to discuss how the end of COVID relief funds could cause a wave of teacher layoffs. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study investigating whether or not schools gamed their academic gains during No Child Left Behind. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Natalie Wexler, host of the Knowledge Matters podcast, joins Mike to discuss the connection between knowledge building and reading comprehension. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber covers a new study on the efficacy of college and workforce partnerships in the P-Tech high school model. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Tim Donahue, an English teacher at the Greenwich Country Day School, joins Mike to discuss who loses when grades are inflated. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that examines if Tennessee’s new school funding law really is progressive. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Umut Özek and Louis Mariano, researchers at the Rand Corporation, join Mike to discuss whether grade retention helps or harms students. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that examines if cash payouts can improve student attendance. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kirsten Baesler, the superintendent of North Dakota, joins Mike to discuss her state’s new teacher and principal apprenticeship programs. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a study that examines the accuracy and efficacy of school rating systems. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Denisha Allen, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, joins Mike to discuss if school choice can win a victory in Texas’s special legislative session. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that examines the shrinking wage premium for college degrees. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute, joins Mike to discuss how zoning policies price poor people out of high quality schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses new research that examines how up-front cash payments affect teacher recruitment and retention. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Nina Rees, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins Mike to discuss the state of charters as she plans to step down after eleven years at the helm. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new study on the power of teacher union endorsements in school board elections. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Frances Messano, the CEO of NewSchools Venture fund, joins Mike to discuss the Building Bridges Initiative and its call to action, . Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses new research that finds that attending KIPP middle and high schools dramatically increases students’ rate of college completion. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Checker Finn, Fordham’s president emeritus, joins Mike to discuss why and how to bring accountability back to American schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new study that measures the differences in teacher effectiveness across generations. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Adam Tyner, Fordham’s national research director, joins Mike to discuss disparities by race and socioeconomic status among America’s highest achieving students. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new report from the ACT that analyzes the evidence of grade inflation since 2010. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Linda Jacobson, a senior writer at , joins Mike to discuss why more students are attending in-person classes with a virtual teacher. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a new study on the minimally positive effect of summer school interventions designed to mitigate pandemic learning loss. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, William McKenzie, a senior editorial advisor at the George W. Bush Institute, joins Mike to discuss the state takeover of Houston ISD and its crusading new superintendent. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses a study that finds a Los Angeles public school choice policy increased academic achievement. RECOMMENDED CONTENT: __ __ FEEDBACK WELCOME: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.
