- In case you missed it, Fordham released a new report last week that aimed to provide practical recommendations for restarting—and reshaping—educational accountability in Ohio over the next two school years. Gongwer took a look and provided a quick summary. Nice. (Gongwer Ohio, 6/12/20) Fordham’s Aaron Churchill was quoted in the Washington Post today on the topic of homeschooling. He is in the camp of folks who think that we will see an uptick in the number of homeschool families in the near future. The piece, in general, seems to be in agreement with him. (Washington Post, 6/15/20)
- I don’t know whether the “math talks” curriculum is any good or not (it sounds weird and I wasn’t impressed with what my internet search turned up about it, but that could just be me), but kudos must go to the Central Ohio ESC and Galion City Schools for the sincere intention to improve math curriculum in the district and for both groups’ persistence in maintaining the research and implementation process during the chaos wrought upon them by the state’s pandemic-mitigation efforts. (Richland Source, 6/12/20)
- Both the state board of education and the Senate Education Committee last week discussed the topic of how schools can best get back to business this fall. No binding decisions were made by either of those panels. Shocking, I know. (Gongwer Ohio, 6/12/20)
- Schools are, however, currently allowed to request the option of conducting online learning in the fall. That would include folks who are interested in a blended learning model as well. As of Friday, less than twenty percent of Ohio’s school districts (along with a tiny handful of charter, career tech, and STEM schools) have filed requests with the state to do so. You can get some good insight into the whys and wherefores via the comments of Dublin City Schools’ superintendent. (ABC6, Columbus, 6/12/20)
- While the superintendent of Dublin—and several other districts we’ve talked about –have surveyed their families to try and figure out what they want for next year. Some districts don’t need to do that because families will take to the streets to tell them. This includes a small group of parents in Medina County looking for a “healthy, proper” education for their kids in the fall… (Medina Gazette, 6/15/20) …and an even smaller group in Greene County who actually don’t want anything they didn’t have this past fall. If you know what I mean. (Dayton Daily News, 6/15/20)
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