

#977: New law, new questions for school choice, with Brian Jodice
Jul 16, 2025
35:38
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show, Brian Jodice, National Press Secretary for the American Federation for Children joins us for a lively debate on the federal school choice provision embedded in the newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill”—including its potential impact in blue states.
Then, on the Research Minute, Adam reviews a new Education Next study showing that a low-cost college-planning course can boost success for high-achieving, low-income students.
Recommended content:
- “Democrats’ School Choice Dilemma” —Michael J. Petrilli, for The Wall Street Journal
- “Federal school choice skeptics are tilting at windmills” —Shaka Mitchell, for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
- “College Counseling in the Classroom” —Joshua Hyman, Education Next
- “#974: The Risks of the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jon Valant” —Education Gadfly Show, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
- Education Gadfly Show #974: The Risks of the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jon Valant
- Education Gadfly Show #963: All about the Educational Choice for Children Act, with Jim Blew
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