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Gadfly Bites 2/2/22—The kids WILL be all right…won’t they?

Jeff Murray
2.2.2022
Gadfly Bites
  1. Yesterday, the Dayton Daily News published an op-ed in support of the EdChoice voucher program. It was good. We were warned that, for the sake of balance, there would be an “other side” op-ed published today. There was. (Dayton Daily News, 2/1/22)
     
  2. A motley crew indeed. (Gongwer Ohio, 1/31/22)

  3. While a pre-emptive day off for Cincinnati area schools (and some even less credibly further afield) the Monday after the Super Bowl may seem prudent to some sports-minded folks for a number of reasons, I am not that guy (as I know you already know). Despite our difference of opinion on the foregoing, I am hopeful that this version will be seen through for the blatant extortion that it is…charity or not. Could you imagine the blowback if a school offered a day off if all the kids aced a standardized test? Yeah, me too. (WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, 1/31/22)
     
  4. Meanwhile, back in the real world, seniors at Horizon Science Academy in Lorain are raising funds in hope of holding the charter school’s first ever senior prom. (Morning Journal, 2/1/22)

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Policy Priority:
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Topics:
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Tags: Cincinnati EdChoice Lorain

Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He has two degrees from the Ohio State University and lives in the Clintonville neighborhood with his wife.

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