Thomas B. Fordham Institute

The Education Gadfly Show

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.

Author

Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Category

Education

Podcast website

fordhaminstitute.org

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Gadfly Show 012016 20.01.2016
Gadfly Show 1132016 13.01.2016
Gadfly Show 01062016 06.01.2016
Gadfly Show 122315 18.12.2015
Gadfly Show 12162015 16.12.2015
Gadfly Show 12092015 09.12.2015
Gadfly Show 12022015 02.12.2015
Gadfly Show 11202015 20.11.2015
Gadfly Show 11182015 18.11.2015
Gadfly Show 11112015 11.11.2015
Gadfly Show 11042015 04.11.2015
Gadfly Show 10292015 28.10.2015
Gadfly Show 10212015 20.10.2015
Gadfly Show 10142015 14.10.2015
Gadfly Show 10072015 06.10.2015
Gadfly Show 09302015 30.09.2015
Gadfly Show 09232015 22.09.2015
The Deflategate edition 09.09.2015

The Washington State Supreme Court's attack on charters, New York State’s Common Core review, mindfulness in education, and charter schools' impact on Georgia property values. Amber's Research Minute SOURCE: Carlianne Patrick, " Willing to Pay: Charter Schools’ Impact on Georgia Property Values ," Fiscal Research Center, Georgia State University (August 2015).

The Kanye edition 08.09.2015

Education in New Orleans, school governance, Common Core-aligned assignments, and charter school openings in NYC. Amber's Research Minute   SOURCE: Andrew Saultz, Dan Fitzpatrick, and Rebecca Jacobsen, " Exploring the Supply Side: Factors Related to Charter School Openings in NYC ,"  Journal of School Choice: International Research and Reform , vol. 9 no. 3 (August 2015). 

The Harbaugh edition 02.09.2015

Education on the campaign trail, an appetite for gifted schooling, racial opinion gaps on testing, and how teacher expectations vary by race. Amber's Research Minute   SOURCE: Seth Gershenson, Stephen B. Holt, and Nicholas Papageorge, " Who Believes in Me? The Effect of Student-Teacher Demographic Match on Teacher Expectations ," Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Working Pap...

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