Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#959: Are GPAs the key to measuring school quality? with Jing Liu and Seth Gershenson
Episode 959
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Jing Liu (University of Maryland) and Seth Gershenson (American University), authors of our latest repo…
1 year, 7 months ago
#958: Louisiana’s NAEP gains and the power of a strong curriculum, with John White
Episode 958
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, John White, former Louisiana superintendent of education and current CEO of Great Minds PBC, joins Davi…
1 year, 8 months ago
#957: DOGE, IES, and the future of education research
Episode 957
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Mike and David discuss what’s really going on with DOGE, including its cuts to IES research grants and …
1 year, 8 months ago
#956: How schools can manage deportation fears, with Delia Pompa
Episode 956
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Delia Pompa, Senior Fellow for Education Policy at MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Polic…
1 year, 8 months ago
#955: Critical race theory: The student perspective with Brian Kisida
Episode 955
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Brian Kisida, Associate Professor at the Truman School of Government & Public Affairs at the University…
1 year, 8 months ago
#954: Should America prioritize its struggling students? with Tim Daly
Episode 954
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Tim Daly, CEO of EdNavigator, joins Mike and David to discuss whether America should refocus its effort…
1 year, 9 months ago
#953: From Biden to Trump: Rank punditry, with Rick Hess
Episode 953
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike an…
1 year, 9 months ago
#952: Unpacking the impact of Wisconsin's Act 10 on teacher pay, with Barbara Biasi
Episode 952
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Barbara Biasi, assistant professor at the Yale School of Management, joins Mike and David to discuss Wi…
1 year, 9 months ago
#951: The future of federal education policy under Trump, with Alyson Klein
Episode 951
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Alyson Klein, assistant editor at Education Week, joins Mike and David to discuss how President Trump c…
1 year, 9 months ago
#950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn
Episode 950
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Checker Finn, Fordham’s president emeritus—and the original Education Gadfly—joins Mike and David to di…
1 year, 10 months ago