Ohio charters are improving: A recap of Fordham’s charter event
Last week, we at Fordham released our latest report on charter schools in Ohio. The research, conducted by Dr.
Last week, we at Fordham released our latest report on charter schools in Ohio. The research, conducted by Dr.
COMPILER’S NOTE: Hah! I’m back from vacation, you gluttons for punishment. We’ll start today with a catch-up of all that we missed while I was holed up in my basement relaxing afield. Normal thrice-weekly service will resume on Wednesday, heaven help you all.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly will be on vacation next week and will return on October 23, 2020.
Since the first Ohio charter schools opened in 1998, they’ve regularly been subject to intense scrutiny
You’re invited: A not-to-be-missed virtual event
Making the case, part 1
News from the pre-pandemic era
Charters closing gaps for Black and low-income students
In late July, the Democratic Party released a policy platform that included stances on a variety of issues, including education.
At sea, but not at sea
2020 has brought no shortage of headlines—and many of them aren’t exactly heartwarming. Education is no exception.
Starting the new school year early
As of spring 2019, sixteen states have enacted laws requiring schools to hold back students when they fail to read proficiently by the end of third grade.
A new school year typically brings a fresh outlook and new hope.
One of the starkest differences between charter and traditional district schools is in the area of facilities funding.
It’s important to give Ohio school districts’ reopening plans a close look, even if they’re now void in the many locales around the state that will start the fall fully online. Eventually—hopefully sooner rather than later—this pandemic will fade, and schools will be right back in the positions they were in earlier this summer, needing to create reopening plans again.
With Covid-19 cases rising in Ohio and other parts of the nation, a depressing reality is starting to set in: A whole lot of schools aren’t going to open for in-person learning this fall.
Assessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
In its recent guidance on reopening schools, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) noted that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated “deeply rooted social and educational inequities.” Sadly, that’s exactly right.
Researching recent history
School reopening resources
Thomas Sowell—writer, economist, social theorist, and currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution—is having a moment at age 90. He has long been a champion of high-quality education as a source of power for Black youth.
To go back or not to go back? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as we inch closer to August and the beginning of a new school year.
When districts announce school transportation changes during the early days of summer break, they usually don’t cause a lot of consternation. It’s understandable that administrators would use the lazy days of summer to make scheduling adjustments and such.
Governor DeWine recently signed House Bill 164, legislation that addresses several education policies that have been affected by the pandemic.
School’s out for the summer, but thanks to coronavirus, the season seems far less carefree than usual. There are dozens of pandemic-related issues schools must contend with before they can reopen in the fall.