The Education Gadfly Show
by Thomas B. Fordham Institute
July 16, 2025 6:00 pm
For more than 15 years, the Fordham Institute has been hosting a weekly podcast, The Education Gadfly Show. Each week, you’ll get lively, entertaining discussions of recent education news, usually featuring Fordham’s Mike Petrilli and David Griffith. Then the wise Amber Northern will recap a recent research study. For questions or comments on the podcast, contact its producer, Stephanie Distler, at sdistler@fordhaminstitute.org.
Recent Episodes
#977: New law, new questions for school choice, with Brian Jodice
3 days ago#976: A new hub for smarter education policy, with Doug Harris
1 week ago#975: Mike on the mic: On “discrimination” and demagoguery
3 weeks ago#974: The Risks of the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jon Valant
1 month ago#973: Debunking the teacher experience myth, with Linda Darling-Hammond and Anne Podolsky
1 month ago#972: Indiana’s charter strategy: A red-state roadmap? with Brandon Brown
2 months ago#971: A “Quality Check” on school accountability, with Tom Toch and Lynn Olson
2 months ago#970: Big moves in the Lone Star state: ESAs come to Texas, with Genevieve Collins
2 months ago#969: Charters, church, and the Court with Starlee Coleman
2 months ago#968: Are school inspections the accountability tool we’ve overlooked? with Erik Robelen
2 months ago