The Education Gadfly Show

The Education Gadfly Show


Latest Episodes

#903: Reducing poverty with the child tax credit, with Angela Rachidi
January 17, 2024

On this weeks 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

#902: Reforming New York’s Regents Exams, with Ray Domanico
January 10, 2024

On this weeks 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 Researc

#901: Charter schools just keep winning, with Debbie Veney
January 03, 2024

On this weeks 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 s

#900: The best and worst of ed reform in 2023, with Checker Finn
December 20, 2023

On this weeks Education Gadfly Show podcast, Checker Finn, Fordhams president emeritusand the original Education Gadflyjoins Mike and David to discuss the best and worst developments in education reform in 2023. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber rev

#899: The District of Columbia’s voucher program turns twenty, with Kara Arundel
December 13, 2023

On this weeks 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-

#898: How much competition public schools face, with Jeanette Luna
December 06, 2023

On this weeks Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jeanette Luna, a production and research associate at the Fordham Institute, joins Mike to discuss the competitive pressures facing Americas largest school districts. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber repor

#897: Addressing grade inflation, with Tim Daly
November 29, 2023

On this weeks Education Gadfly Show podcast, Tim Daly, the CEO of Ed Navigator, joins Mike to discuss the causes and harms of grade inflationand how to fix it. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that investigates whether exposure

#896: The fiscal cliff and teacher layoffs, with Chad Aldeman
November 15, 2023

On this weeks Education Gadfly Show podcast, Chad Aldeman, the founder of Read Not Guess and a columnist for The 74, joins Mike to discuss how the end of COVID relief funds could cause a wave of teacher layoffs. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber report

#895: Knowledge and the science of reading, with Natalie Wexler
November 08, 2023

On this weeks 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 e

#894: The victims of grade inflation, with Tim Donahue
November 01, 2023

On this weeks 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 Tennes