Governor's education plan: great politics/mixed policies
Terry RyanGov. Ted Strickland's hot-off-the-presses education-reform plan is nothing if not audacious. Gutsy, even, in its way, and wider-ranging than most people expected, it tackles a multitude of topics-sometimes in incompatible and contradictory ways-and picks up on dozens of ideas, some of them sound.
Education voucher data misleading
Terry RyanIn 1975, the United States went metric with the signing of the Metric Conversion Act by President Gerald Ford. Despite this federal law and millions of dollars spent on conversion efforts, Americans never bought into the metric system. More than 30 years later we still use miles per hour as opposed to kilometers per hour.
Energy, economy, and STEM concerns top state science survey
Mike LaffertyAlternative energy, the economy, and STEM education are the three top science-and-technology-related worries according to an Ohio Academy of Science survey of state and local public officials, including those in the governor's office (see here).
Fordham's national Flypaper blog
In the last week, on Fordham Institute's Flypaper blog (see here), Terry Ryan blogged about front-loading compensation for new teachers; Emmy Partin discussed Gov.
Is that a wocket in Ted Strickland's pocket?
Michael J. PetrilliThe Ohio governor released his biennial budget yesterday, and there's a colorful surprise lurking inside.
Carmel Martin gets the Reform-o-Meter treatment
Michael J. PetrilliLast Friday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that President Barack Obama intends to nominate Carmel Martin to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.
Charter school gets a special visit
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Reinventing teacher recruitment
Emmy L. PartinOhio's history is rich with inventors: The Wright Brothers and Thomas Edison were born here, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame is located in Akron.