Michael Petrilli

That's true, including on school choice--IF the Trump Administration's regulations allow (blue) states to tailor the education tax credit to their politics. More here: wsj.com/opinion/democr… @jennifer_butler @blew_jim @MQ_McShane

The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, the charter school sponsorship arm of the Fordham Institute, is looking for a part-time School Quality Analyst in the Cincinnati area to help conduct site visits at sponsored schools in the region and to support the staff, families, and school…

At today's 2 PM U.S. Senate HELP K-12 subcommittee hearing, I will address a major driver of the nation's academic free fall: the pernicious influence of school unions. The @NEAToday and the @AFTunion operate more like political machines than education advocates. They…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is an Opportunity to Renew Federalism nationalreview.com/2025/07/the-on… @NRO @jennifer_butler @SPN_Action

Hey Bay Area peeps, TUNE IN at 9 am pacific to @KQEDForum for an episode on the dismantling of the Department of Education, with @jilltucker & Noliwe Rooks & yours truly. kqed.org/forum/20101019… @KQED @KQEDedspace @npr_ed @alexanderrusso

I feel like the Godot of this podcast episode.

I know you made @MichaelPetrilli angry (and, like the Hulk, you won't like him when he's angry), but he also said something like "not hiring Mike was one of the biggest mistakes in my career!"

@MichaelPetrilli is flying solo again on the Gadfly in this riff on school choice & regulation. I'm a fan of these episodes that show internal (to Mike) thoughts/debates. They show that an advocate label on an issue can miss a lot of nuance. fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…

STUDY ALERT: A student matching study of TN public school students finds "Post-pandemic, in 2021-22 and 2022-23, #CharterSchool students demonstrate greater academic growth." @RonZimmer8 @charteralliance @Dyrnwyn @DeAngelisCorey @MichaelPetrilli edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1225

“Testing and accountability became less popular among Democratic voters after the party’s elected officials and their powerful labor partners firmly united publicly against these positions.”

Will Oregon’s governor give education options to students by opting in to the national education program or block these options while claiming to care about students? Help us persuade Oregon’s governor to put her actions where her words are. LetThemLearnOregon.com

On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Brian Jodice (@afcpress) joins @MichaelPetrilli and David Griffith for a lively debate on the federal school choice provision embedded in the newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill.” fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…

Teens want "earn and learn" jobs, but youth apprenticeships aren't meeting the demand. tinyurl.com/yus6yw3y #career #jobs #apprenticeship #highschool @KavithaCardoza @DebFillman @MichaelPetrilli @Dale_Chu @mikeroweworks

Brian Jodice (@afcpress) joins @MichaelPetrilli and David on the podcast to talk about the new federal school choice provision, testing, and what families really want. 🎧 Watch the clip + listen to the episode ⬇ fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…

Civility has replaced diversity as the trait to fake for college admissions. Hot new thing is an empathy/kindness score for teen-to-teen Zoom discussions. @alexbronzini tinyurl.com/ytf2xw53 #civility #collegeadmissions #college @annalthouse @rickhess99 @MichaelPetrilli

When folks shrug at the new federal tax credit program for students, they should listen to the passion describing what it took to get to this point. This is a David vs Goliath story & I’m thankful for the work done and the new forward path. @Tommy_USA @MichaelPetrilli @afcpress…

It's abstract art: New York's "portrait of a graduate" requires projects, volunteering, writing goals and being "culturally responsive." No need to pass tests. tinyurl.com/9mebc34u @MichaelPetrilli @esanzi @rpondiscio @rickhess99 @MrDanielBuck @VodkaPundit @Dale_Chu