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State report cards offer good news and bad news in reading
Consistent, rigorous implementation of the science of reading should produce literacy achievement gains. State report cards for the 2025–26 school year, which were released last week, reveal both good news and bad news on this front for Ohio.
Jessica Poiner 9.21.2026
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.3.25
Jeff Murray 10.3.2025
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Gadfly Bites 10/3/25—Smoothing the runway
Jeff Murray 10.3.2025
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Lawmakers gave Lorain City Schools a free pass. Here’s how it’s going two years later.
Aaron Churchill 10.2.2025
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Gadfly Bites 10/1/25—Dripping with contempt
Jeff Murray 10.1.2025
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Ohio still hasn’t solved its chronic absenteeism problem
Jessica Poiner 9.30.2025
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The state of school transportation: Clashing evidence from parent and administrator surveys
Jeff Murray 9.30.2025
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Gadfly Bites 9/29/25—The headline tells all
Jeff Murray 9.29.2025
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.26.25
Jeff Murray 9.26.2025
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Gadfly Bites 9/26/25—The only choice is more choice
Jeff Murray 9.26.2025
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Ohio charters keep outperforming local districts, but can they reach higher?
Aaron Churchill 9.24.2025
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Gadfly Bites 9/24/25—Every excuse
Jeff Murray 9.24.2025
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Ohio’s disappointing reading results show significant work still ahead
Jessica Poiner 9.22.2025
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