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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 needs to wrest control of public schools from the teachers’ unions
Aaron Churchill 8.19.2025
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Tennessee charter schools help their students recover from pandemic learning loss
Jeff Murray 8.19.2025
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Ohio’s private school sector is blossoming, thanks to voucher expansion
Jeff Murray 8.18.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/18/25—Conclusion: Duplicative penetrative trauma to the metatarsals; self-inflicted
Jeff Murray 8.18.2025
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.15.25
Jeff Murray 8.15.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/15/25—The saga of the Balanced Litertarians vanquished by the Scientists of Reading
Jeff Murray 8.15.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/13/25—Robert’s your relative
Jeff Murray 8.13.2025
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If Ohio wants to boost attainment, it needs to invest in career exploration
Jessica Poiner 8.11.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/11/25—One piece at a time
Jeff Murray 8.11.2025
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.8.25
Jeff Murray 8.8.2025
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Gadfly Bites 8/8/25—When “doing your best” is probably not enough
Jeff Murray 8.8.2025
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Ohio’s open enrollment system is closed to low-income kids
Stéphane Lavertu 8.6.2025
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