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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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Gadfly Bites 9/3/25—Future ahoy!
Jeff Murray 9.3.2025
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Ohio’s early literacy to-do list should include mandatory retention and intervention
Jessica Poiner 9.2.2025
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Ohio schools should stop handing out bonuses for master’s degrees
Aaron Churchill 9.2.2025
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Analyzing the effectiveness of summer school programming conducted in 2022
Jeff Murray 9.2.2025
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.29.25
Jeff Murray 8.29.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/29/25—Using, refusing
Jeff Murray 8.29.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/27/25—Filling the gap with distraction
Jeff Murray 8.27.2025
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An in-depth look at how Texas makes teacher merit pay work
Jessica Poiner 8.25.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/25/25—Ohio’s private school community is calling attention to itself. Are you listening?
Jeff Murray 8.25.2025
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.22.25
Jeff Murray 8.22.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/22/25—Check
Jeff Murray 8.22.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/20/25—Reportorial math
Jeff Murray 8.20.2025
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