Is the “college enrollment crisis” a myth? Episode 998 of The Education Gadfly Show

This week, we’re joined by Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat’s Ideas editor, to unpack whether college enrollment is truly declining—or whether the national narrative has gotten ahead of the data. Then, on the Research Minute, Fordham’s new national research manager Brian Fitzpatrick highlights evidence from D.C. Public Schools showing that teacher monitoring improves instruction and student outcomes—especially for teachers under pressure to raise test scores. Recommended content: Is college enrollment really plummeting? — Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat Ideas It’s Too Early to Write Off College Degrees —Callum Borchers, The Wall Street Journal Does Monitoring Change Teacher Pedagogy and Student Outcomes? —Aaron Phipps, Journal of Labor Economics, The University of Chicago Press Journals (2025) -- Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our show? Send them to thegadfly@fordhaminstitute.org

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Is the “college enrollment crisis” a myth? Episode 998 of The Education Gadfly Show is an episode from The Education Gadfly Show by Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

This episode is 29:07 long.

This episode was published on Dec 10, 2025.

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