Gadfly Bites - 12/31/14
Successful supports for at-risk students, when audit reports turn smarmy, and more.
Successful supports for at-risk students, when audit reports turn smarmy, and more.
Pooh-poohing charter law fixes, the ins-and-outs of rule making, and more
An editorial on charter law reform, an editorial in support of Common Core, and more.
Opining on the need for charter law fixes, a tentative agreement, and more.
Academic distress, tired charter school rhetoric, and a puzzling "pep rally"
Ohio on the cusp of big changes to charter school law
Calls for charter changes in Ohio draw kudos, another charter to get local funds in Cleveland, and more.
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at Bellwether Education Partners' Ahead of the Herd blog.
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in slightly different form at the Chartering Quality blog.
Rational "5 of 8" discussion, Cleveland Scholarship Program news, and payroll woes for one troubled district.
Fixing Ohio’s charter law is a difficult, but necessary task. Chad L. Aldis and Aaron Churchill
Setting out the case for ten policy recommendations to improve the quality of Ohio's charter school sector.
Bellwether, CREDO, and Fordham (oh my) talk charter school quality in Ohio.
Improving charter quality in Ohio, teacher commentary pieces, and more on non-chartered schools.
Latest report from Bellwether Education Partners.
Even more on charter quality, digging into Ohio's "08" schools, and more Straight-A funding please.
Men of Color initiative in Dayton, an inspiring young man of color in Lima, and "Why so nervous, Columbus Schools?"
Stick a fork in Common Core repeal in Ohio; it's done...for now.
CREDO's report on charter quality in Ohio, "5 of 8", and outsourcing substitutes in Dayton.
Charter schools are quickly becoming a defining feature of Ohio’s public-education landscape, educating over 120,000 children statewide. The “theory of action” behind charters is fairly simple.
An important new look at charter school quality in Ohio.
Ohio's law-bound teacher salary schedule needs to go for the benefit of teachers and their students.
"5 of 8" rule updates and a reporter goes back to school in search of Common Core.
Complicated school funding issues, complicated school data issues, the return of "5 of 8" drama, and more.
College advisers in every high school; a 4-district high school merger; and if charters can do it, districts can too
Parent non-trigger in Columbus, the "5 of 8" non-trust factor, and non-outrage over school recruiting.