Ohio Gadfly Daily News 4-30-14
The latest roundup of news - with Fordham commentary - from around Ohio.
The latest roundup of news - with Fordham commentary - from around Ohio.
A look at the past year in teacher-policy reforms in Dayton.
Vocational education is big news and big business in Ohio - we attempt to unravel the layers to see just what students are getting for all the investment.
Both ODE and CMSD take unprecedented steps. It's a good clips day.
A bunch of downers in today's Ohio education news. I'm glad it's Friday.
InBloom, a nonprofit that warehoused and managed student data for many public-school districts, is tapping out after being
After a controversial change to a state law, what happens on the ground? This piece, from last month’s meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, delves into one such case. In 2012, Ohio lawmakers approved the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES), which requires evaluations be based on student-academic-growth measures, formal observations, and classroom walkthroughs.
A bumper crop of education stories today from across Ohio and even the Wall Street Journal.
Back after a short spring break - education news and commentary from around Ohio
High-quality teachers are distributed across schools in patterns that resemble life in the desert, fleeing harsh terrain for soothing oases, fleeing poorer schools for more affluent.
The 2008 federal economic stimulus act invested $5 billion to support early-childhood programs, including $500 million for the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, which pushes states and localities to participate in the Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS).
For millions of Americans, yesterday was tax day. One of the major uses of those tax dollars is K-12 public education; in fact, Ohio spends approximately $20 billion per year on its public schools.
As opposition to the Common Core State Standards has gained momentum in parts of the land, it’s important to ask what happens if a state changes its mind and renounces those standards—which, as we’ve long said, states have every right to
Much work has been done to transform Cleveland schools, with much more still to be done. We take a look at progress so far.
Proposals to change Ohio's value-add calculation have passed the House and are moving on to the Senate; Aaron takes a look.
Ohio education news and Fordham commentary, just what the doctor ordered
Why do many high-achieving students struggle to sustain their academic performance over time? Eric Parsons, an economist at the University of Missouri, takes a crack at finding the answer—and unearths a paradox. In this study, he follows a single cohort of high-performing students in Missouri from grade 3 through grade 9 to see which school factors influence their academic success.
This edited volume, courtesy of University of Pennsylvania education professor Laura Perna, addresses the widening gaps between the education qualifications of the population and the demands of the job market. Since a different analyst wrote each chapter, we are presented with a smorgasbord of data and recommendations.
Just how generous are public pension plans? In this AEI report, Andrew Biggs tabulates the benefits—including pension and Social Security benefits, but not including health care benefits—that an average, full-career, state employee who retired in 2011 or 2012 now receives and compares the total with the income of full-time, full-year employees in his state.
Great news: Kansas is cool again!
The proposal of a few members of the state legislature to increase the transparency around charter schools is a fine idea. But their allegation that charters “waste” public funds—apparently without acknowledging the infirmity of Ohio’s urban districts—is shameful discourse that conceals the woeful facts about public schools in urban areas, where most charters reside.