On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rachel Canter, the executive director of Mississippi First, joins Mike to debunk the allegations that her state fudged its notable gains in reading achievement. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber examines the failure of a federal student loan forgiveness program for teachers.

Recommended content:

• “The truth about Mississippi’s NAEP gains” —Rachel Canter
• “Mississippi didn’t cheat. Its reading gains are real.” —Todd Collins
• Brian Jacob, Damon Jones, and Benjamin Keys, “The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers: Evidence from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program,” National Bureau of Economic Research (June 2023).

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