On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Deven Carlson of Oklahoma University joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new Fordham study on the outcomes of English learners who attend charter schools in Texas. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber discusses the prevalence of stackable credentials in Ohio and Colorado.

Recommended content:

• Fordham’s new report: “Charter Schools and English Learners in the Lone Star State” —Deven Carlson and David Griffith
• “Thousands of families opt to join Texas’ growing charter school system” —Spectrum News 1 [South Texas]
• “San Antonio charter schools lifted student achievement prior to pandemic” —Greg Toppo
• The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Lindsay Daugherty et al., “Stackable Credential Pipelines and Equity for Low-Income Individuals,” RAND (2023)

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