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President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute; an editor of Education Next; proud father.

Washington, DC
Joined April 2009
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@FutureEdGU
FutureEd
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📺 Webinar: The New Federal Education Tax Credit—Policy and Politics The Trump administration’s federal tax credit scholarship program could direct billions toward private schooling—but only if states choose to participate. What does that mean for students, families, and
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@VanSchoales
Van Schoales
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@MichaelPetrilli @pewresearch @HeatherPeske @palan57 Not sure a solution but more of these may be able to help in general on housing. I think there are a number of things school districts can do to help, there are a few examples here
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keystone.org
A landmark 2022 Keystone Policy Center report, entitled Homeownership for Colorado Teachers: Affording the American Dream, laid out in stark terms how difficult it is for public school teachers in...
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@educationgadfly
Fordham Institute
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Another Substack? Yep. But this one’s different. @MichaelPetrilli’s SCHOOLED is about restarting the ed reform conversation—with news, analysis, debate & YOUR feedback. 📬 First full edition drops tomorrow. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it: 👉 https://t.co/CKlb8AEyB4
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@shakamitchell
Shaka Mitchell
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1/ 🧵 How does someone with no background in education become a reform leader? For John Kirtley, it started unexpectedly—with struggling Catholic schools and parents sacrificing for better options. He saw public education as a monopoly and realized the power of choice. Some
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@karenvaites
Karen Vaites
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New from me: Books are going missing from school curriculum, and the issue is worse than you imagine. The culprits might surprise you, too. Link follows.
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@RobinhoodApp
Robinhood
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Get ready for exciting announcements from our CEO, Vlad Tenev at Robinhood Presents: Enter the Mainframe. September 9, 2025 - 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET. https://t.co/cLhiCw7bpH
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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I'm not sure whether this will track the typical pro/con standardized testing divide.
@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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Citizenship Tests Could Be About To Get Much Harder. Here’s What You Need to Know
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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Citizenship Tests Could Be About To Get Much Harder. Here’s What You Need to Know
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time.com
The head of the Citizenship and Immigration Services said the current test is "too easy" and promised to make it harder.
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@JoanneLeeJacobs
Joanne Jacobs
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Kids who slide through school without doing the work will be set up to fail in life. https://t.co/H6AxzuKbTI
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joannejacobs.com
Effort matters.
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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In short, giving poor people money is a necessary but vastly insufficient solution to intergenerational poverty. Family and culture matter immensely, as conservatives have argued for centuries.
@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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I'm with David Brooks. Why I Am Not a Liberal
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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I'm with David Brooks. Why I Am Not a Liberal
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nytimes.com
I don’t think the left grasps reality in all its fullness.
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@educationgadfly
Fordham Institute
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Another Substack? Yep. But this one’s different. @MichaelPetrilli's SCHOOLED is about restarting the ed reform conversation—with news, analysis, debate, & YOUR feedback. Twice a week. Always worth your time. 👉 https://t.co/CKlb8AE0Lw #EdPolicy #SchoolChoice #EdReform
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@Dale_Chu
Dale Chu
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High-flying accolades are nothing new for this president and his team. But will “education president” be one of them? My latest for @educationgadfly.
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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We should have held a bunch of these now-middle schoolers back after they did Zoom Kindergarten and 1st Grade.
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@MichaelPetrilli
Michael Petrilli
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I sincerely don't understand why folks think taking 3 standardized tests a year will be less stressful for kids, teachers, and schools than 1.
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@alexanderrusso
Alexander Russo
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@MichaelPetrilli @Harpers "This school where I was teaching had massive curriculum flaws… But the kids were genuinely happy." NEW INTERVIEW: Inside the Harper's magazine story about teaching at an ESA-funded micro-school https://t.co/0mp13aSGxI
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@PeterPitts
Peter J. Pitts
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A new proposal from @CMSgov under @DrOz wants to add catheters, ostomy & trach supplies to Medicare’s competitive bidding program. This is a bad idea and will worsen outcomes for seniors & Medicare recipients. My latest in @MedPageToday explains why ⬇️
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medpagetoday.com
Limiting urological, tracheostomy, and ostomy supply options will do more harm than good
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