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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jim Peyser, former Massachusetts Secretary of Education, joins Mike and David to discuss votersâ recent decision to eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement and what it means for the future of high school. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares reports exploring the changing landscape of homeschooling in America.
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James A. Peyser, âDonât Abandon Common High School Graduation Examsâ Education Next (2024).Frederick M. Hess, âWhy Did Massachusetts Just Pull the Plug on 30 Years of Kâ12 Success?â AEI (November 6, 2024).Angela R. Watson, Homeschool Participation: Post-Pandemic Persistence and Growth Trends, Journal of School Choice (2024)Alanna Bjorklund-Young and Angela R. Watson, The Changing Face of American Homeschool: A 25-Year Comparison of Race and Ethnicity, Journal of School Choice (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Dale Chu, a senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss how the election results could impact education and whether thereâs reason for optimism. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study examining how geographic access to public colleges affects enrollment decisions across different races and socioeconomic groups.
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Matt Barnum, âTrump Gears Up for Assault on Wokeness With Education Overhaul,â The Wall Street Journal (November 11, 2024).Alia Wong, âA push for school choice fell short in Trumpâs first term. He may now have a more willing Congress,â Associated Press (November 8, 2024).Tim Daly, âWeâre living through an education depression,â Thomas B. Fordham Institute (November 1, 2024).Riley Acton, Kalena E. Cortes, and Camila Morales, Distance to Opportunity: Higher Education Deserts and College Enrollment Choices, Annenberg Institute (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jill Barshay, author of The Hechinger Reportâs âProof Pointsâ column, joins Mike and David to discuss her recent article on the surprising effects of colleges eliminating remedial courses. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study examining the impact of Washingtonâs academic acceleration policies on high school students.
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Jill Barshay, âA decade of data in one state shows an unexpected result when colleges drop remedial courses,â The Hechinger Report (September 23, 2024).Michael J. Petrilli, ââKid, Iâm Sorry, but Youâre Just Not College Materialâ Is exactly what we should be telling a lot of high school students,â Slate (March 18, 2014).Chester E. Finn, Jr., âWhat's the point of high school?â Thomas B. Fordham Institute (September 5, 2024).Megan Austin, Ben Backes, Dan Goldhaber, Dory Li, and Francie Streich, Leveling Up: An Academic Acceleration Policy to Increase Equity in Advanced High School Course Taking, American Educational Research Journal (2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Brandon Wright, Fordhamâs Editorial Director and author of the latest Think Again brief, âAre Education Programs for High Achievers Inherently Inequitable?â joins Mike and David to explain why the answer to that question is ânoâ and why such programs are important. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study examining how individual teachersâ effectiveness shifted when instruction went from in-person to on-line during the 2020-21 school year.
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Brandon L. Wright, Think Again: Are Education Programs for High Achievers Inherently Inequitable? Thomas B. Fordham Institute (October 2024). Building a Wider, More Diverse Pipeline of Advanced Learners: Final Report of the National Working Group on Advanced Education, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (June 2023). Brandon L. Wright, âHope and progress for gifted education,â Advance (July 5, 2022).Jonathan Plucker, âDo programs for advanced learners work?â Thomas B. Fordham Institute (June 24, 2020).M. Cade Lawson and Tim R. Sass, Teacher Effectiveness in Remote Instruction, Annenberg Institute at Brown University (2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Marc Porter Magee, CEO and Founder of 50CAN, joins Mike and David to discuss âThe State of Educational Opportunity in America," 50CANâs new report based on a survey of over 20,000 parents from all 50 states and D.C. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam shares a study examining how teacher strikes affect compensation, working conditions, and student achievement.
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The State of Educational Opportunity in America, 50CAN (2024). âStudent enrollment is dropping. The charter sector should keep growing anyway.â âMichael J. PetrilliState of Educational Opportunity: Ohio Survey of Ohio Parents, Thomas B. Fordham Institute and 50CAN (2024).Melissa Arnold Lyon, Matthew A. Kraft, and Matthew P. Steinberg, The Causes and Consequences of U.S. Teacher Strikes, NBER (2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, David Deming, a professor of Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins Mike and David to discuss his article in The Atlantic arguing that itâs not enough for governments and the private sector to eliminate college-degree requirement for good-paying jobs. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study investigating the âfade-out effectâ in early childhood education programs.
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âWe need supply-side education policyâ âDavid DemingâThe vibes for career-tech programs are great. But theyâre too rare.â âMichael J. PetrilliâWhat Kamala Harris should do on education and trainingâ âBruno V. MannoJohn A. List and Haruka Uchida, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Toward an Understanding of Fade-out in Early Childhood Education Programs, NBER (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Parker Baxter, Director of the Center for Education Policy Analysis at the University of Colorado, joins Mike and David to discuss his new report on the impact of Denverâs education reforms. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a RAND survey on teachersâ experiences with school violence and lockdown drills.
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Parker Baxter, Anna Nicotera, David Stuit, Margot Plotz, Todd Ely, and Paul Tesk, Systemwide and Intervention-Specific Effects of Denver Public Schoolsâ Portfolio District Strategy on Individual Student Achievement, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (September 2024)âDenver doesnât spell doom for portfolio-style reformâ âPaul T. HillâWith student enrollment plummeting, which schools should be considered candidates for closure?â âAmber M. Northern and Michael J. PetrilliPauline Moore, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Brian A. Jackson, Teachersâ Experiences with School Violence and Lockdown Drills, RAND (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Devon Nir, a research assistant at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss the complexities of ensuring accountability for education savings accounts. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a study exploring the financial returns of various non-degree credentials and degree programs.
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âThe âĂ la carte educationâ accountability conundrumââMichael J. Petrilli and Devon NirâFinding the sweet spot on accountabilityââDale Chu" When Only Some Kids Can Afford Summer Camp â Why We Must Close the âEnrichment Gapââ âMichael J. Petrilli Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun, Xueying Mei, Stephen Roll, More Money for Less Time? Examining the Relative and Heterogenous Financial Returns to Non-Degree Credentials and Degree Programs, Annenberg Institute at Brown University (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs 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.
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Sofoklis Goulas, Underachieving and Underenrolled: Chronically Low-Performing Schools in the Post-Pandemic Era, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (September 2024)âThe case for closing underenrolled, low-performing schoolsâ âMichael J. PetrilliâWe need to prepare now for the school closures that are comingâ âTim 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].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Michael Goldstein, co-founder of the Math Learning Lab in Boston, joins Mike and David to discuss the track record of high-dosage tutoring in mitigating pandemic learning loss. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study on the long-term effects of the METCO program, which aims to increase diversity and reduce racial isolation by busing students from Boston to surrounding suburbs.
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Mike Goldstein and Bowen Paulle, The narrow path to do it right: Lessons from vaccine making for high-dosage tutoring, Thomas B. Fordham Institute (March 2021)âStudents arenât benefiting much from tutoring, one new study showsâ âJillBarshayMatthew A. Kraft, Danielle Sanderson Edwards, and Marisa Cannata, The Scaling Dynamics and Causal Effects of a District-Operated Tutoring Program, Annenberg Institute at Brown University (August 2024)Elizabeth Setren, Busing to Opportunity? The Impacts of the METCO Voluntary School Desegregation Program on Urban Students of Color, NBER (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Paul Bruno, an assistant professor of education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joins Mike and David to discuss the pros and cons of universal free lunch. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber explores how mandating Advanced Placement course offerings and waiving AP exam fees impact student participation.
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âShould All School Meals Be Free?ââTim DalyâMake School Lunches Great AgainââMax EdenIan Callen and Christiana Stoddard, âPutting the âAâ in AP: The effect of advanced placement state policies on student participation and performance,â Economics of Education Review (2024)Feedback Welcome: This week, we're trying something new on the Education Gadfly Podcast! After nearly 20 years of keeping our episodes short and snappy, we're experimenting with a longer format to explore topics in greater depth. Weâd love to hear your thoughts on this changeâwhether you love it or hate it. If you enjoy the podcast, please share it with your friends and colleagues; your support helps us reach more listeners!
Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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#936: How socioeconomic factors explain achievement gaps, with Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan
On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, SUNY Albanyâs Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan, authors of Fordhamâs recently released report Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors, joins Mike and David to discuss their findings. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a study of differences in grading practices between international and domestic instructors at U.S. public universities.
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Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan, Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors, Fordham Institute (August 2024)âAmericaâs highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Letâs not be afraid to investigate why.ââMichael J. Petrilli and Amber M. NorthernMeredith Coffey and Adam Tyner, Excellence Gaps by Race and Socioeconomic Status, Fordham Institute (August 2023)Trang Pham and Stephanie Potochnick, Undergraduate Grading Practices of International and Domestic Faculty: Evidence From Three Large U.S. Public Universities, AERA Open (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Starlee Coleman, newly named President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, joins Mike and David to discuss how the charter sector can find success with a Trump or Harris presidency. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a study of how nearby charter schools impact Catholic school enrollment.
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âHow Kamala Harris can move to the center on educationââ Michael J. Petrilli âWhat could a Vice President Vance do to advance rural and small town education?ââAaron ChurchillâWill next monthâs Harris-Trump debate even mention education?ââ Dale ChuShaun M. Dougherty, Andrew Miller, and Yerin Yoon, âCharter School Expansion, Catholic School Enrollment, & the Equity Implications of School Choice,â EdWorkingPaper 24-1027, Annenberg Institute at Brown University (2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kelly James, a partner at Education First Consulting and Fordhamâs 2024 Wonkathon winner, joins Mike and David to discuss how policymakers and practitioners can reduce chronic absenteeism in schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam reports on a study about the fiscal effects of states paying districts for the costs of students they no longer serve.
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ââEverything, everywhere, all at onceâ solutions to chronic absenteeismââKelly James and Brad Bernatek âTo fix chronic absenteeism, we must ask why kids donât want to go to schoolâ âLeslie ColwellâHow does teacher experience impact student absenteeism in early elementary school?â âHeena KuwayamaAaron Garth Smith and Christian Barnard, âBillions: The Cost of State Hold Harmless Policies in K-12 Education,â Reason Foundation, (June 2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Othiniel Mahone, the principal at GEO Academies 21st Century School in Gary, Indiana, joins Mike and David to discuss effective strategies for implementing and enforcing an âaway for the dayâ school cellphone policy. Then, on the Research Minute, Adam reports on a study about the impact of middle school principals on various long-term outcomes for students.
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âHow to implement a cellphone ban in schoolsâ âAmber M. Northern, Ph.D., Fordham InstituteâLAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide actionâ âHoward Blume and Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles TimesâNew York City Schools Should Be Next to Ban Mobile Phonesâ âMichael R. Bloomberg, BloombergEric A. Hanushek, Andrew J. Morgan, Steven G. Rivkin, Jeffrey C. Schiman, Ayman Shakeel, and Lauren Sartain, âThe Lasting Impacts of Middle School Principals,â NBER Working Paper No. 32642 (July 2024)Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Fordhamâs Checker Finn joins Mike and David to discuss the changes in how the College Board is scoring Advanced Placement exams. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of robot-assisted foreign language learning.
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âAre AP exams getting easier?â âChester E. Finn, Jr. âThe Great Recalibration of AP examsâ âJohn MoscatielloâThe College Boardâs new method for raising AP scoresâ âJohn MoscatielloAli Derakhshan, Timothy Teo, Esmaeel Saeedy Robat, Mostafa Janebi Enayat, and Akbar A. Jahanbakhsh, âRobot-Assisted Language Learning: A Meta-Analysis,â Review of Educational Research (May 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Vlad Kogan, a professor at Ohio State University, joins Mike and David to discuss what role race, achievement, and enrollment play in a districtâs decision to close a school. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new report that investigates the staffing difficulties and potential academic effects of class size reduction policies in New York City.
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âFlawed work to close city schools will hurt Columbus for years to come. It must be fixed.â âVlad Kogan, The Columbus DispatchâSchools Will Have to Start Closing Againâ âMichael Petrilli, Wall Street JournalâEnrollment down. Achievement lackluster. Should this school close?â âFrancis Pearman, Education WeekMatthew Chingos, Ariella Meltzer, and Jay Carter, âWill implementing class size caps exacerbate hiring challenges in New York Cityâs highest-poverty schools?,â Urban Institute (July 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Dale Chu, a senior visiting fellow at the Fordham Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss how Biden passing the torch and Trump picking J.D. Vance could affect U.S. school policy. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new study that compares the academic impacts of urban versus suburban charter schools.
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âVance vs. Pence: How Trumpâs VP picks compare on educationâ âDale Chu, Fordham InstituteâThe Democratic replacement candidates on educationâ âDaniel Buck, Fordham InstituteSarah Cohodes and Astrid Pineda, âDiverse paths to college success: The impact of Massachusettsâ urban and nonurban charter schools on college trajectories,â National Bureau of Economic Research (July 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Francis Pearman, an assistant professor of education at Stanford University, joins Mike and David to debate the impact that budgets, enrollment, and race play in closing schools. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new study investigating the efficacy of learning-loss-recovery interventions across eight districts.
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"Enrollment down. Achievement lackluster. Should this school close?â âFrancis Pearman, Education WeekâSchools will have to start closing againâ âMichael Petrilli, Wall Street JournalâDoing educational equity right: School closuresâ âMichael Petrilli, Fordham InstituteMaria V. Carbonari et al., âImpacts of Academic Recovery Interventions on Student Achievement in 2022-23,â CALDER Working Paper (July 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at [email protected].
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On this weekâs Education Gadfly Show podcast, Kristen Huff, the vice president of assessment and research at Curriculum Associates, joins Mike and David to discuss the academic performance our youngest students in the wake of the pandemic. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines a new study investigating the demographic effects of test-optional policies at selective universities.
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âThe Youngest Pandemic Children Are Now in School, and Strugglingâ âNew York TimesEthan Young and Kelsey Young, âStudent growth in the post-COVID era,â Curriculum Associates (June 2024). âThe Democratic replacement candidates on educationâ âDaniel Buck, Fordham InstituteAdam Tyner, âThink Again: Do College Admissions Exams Drive Higher Education Inequities?â Fordham Institute (February 2023).Kelly Rosinger, Dominique J. Baker, Joseph Sturm, Wan Yu, Julie J. Park, OiYan Poon, Brian Heseung Kim, and Stephanie Breen, âExploring the relationship between test-optional admissions and selectivity and enrollment outcomes during the pandemic,â Annenberg Institute at Brown University (June 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at [email protected].
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