#804: How charter schools are closing achievement gaps in metro areas - 01/26/22

<p>On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Fordham’s latest charter school study, <a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/research/still-rising-charter-school-enrollment-and-student-achievement-metropolitan-level'><em>Still Rising</em></a>, and how school choice helps students in traditional public schools, too. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines a study of how pandemic-related school disruptions affect children’s mental health.</p><p>You can find this and every episode on all major podcast platforms. </p><p><b>Recommended content:</b></p><ul><li>The report authored by David: <a href='https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/research/still-rising-charter-school-enrollment-and-student-achievement-metropolitan-level'><em>Still Rising: Charter School Enrollment and Student Achievement at the Metropolitan Level</em></a>.</li><li>The tool for parents that Andrew mentions: “<a href='https://schoolchoiceweek.com/mystate/'>School Choice by State</a>.”</li><li>The study that Amber reviews on the Research Minute: Anna Gassman-Pines, Elizabeth Ananat, John Fitz-Henley II, and Jane Leer, “<a href='https://www.nber.org/papers/w29659'>Effects of Daily School and Care Disruptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Mental Health</a>,” NBER Working Paper #29659 (January 2022).</li></ul><p><b>Feedback welcome!</b></p><p>Have ideas or feedback on our podcast? Send them to our podcast producer Pedro Enamorado at <a href='mailto:penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org'>penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p><p><br/><br/></p>