Gadfly Bites - 9/12/14
Terrible charter authorization practices exemplified, state report cards, and boring testimony.
Terrible charter authorization practices exemplified, state report cards, and boring testimony.
Report card prognostication, Common Core (again?), and questionable manhood
Student directory information, strike notice, school spending, and what do I care about Common Core?
Scientific Reynoldsbu?rgians, the future of Common Core repeal in Ohio, and counterint?uition.
Yet more Common Core hearings, editoriali?zing, and putting students ahead of paperwork for goodness' sake!
Registration woes in Mansfield, district boundaries in Stark County, pre-K and charter schools, and more.
Worthington school board member’s testimony in support of Common Core
We take a look at a new report on college and career readiness as measured by ACT test scores.
Supporting parents and students must be uppermost in any discussion of charter school authorization reform in Ohio. So far, their concerns seem to be last in consideration.
The state of play in Ohio K-12 education, more Common Core, and back-to-school for charters too.
Spotlight on Youngstown, standards review panels, and what the heck is an ESC?
Achievement ratings alone don’t tell the whole story of a school.
Business leaders testify on Common Core,ODE takes another stand against bad charter authorizing, and more.
Week 2 of Common Core repeal hearings, wraparound services, "intestinal fortitude", and more
Part Two of our analysis of the problems with the latest legislative assault on Common Core in Ohio.
The sunshine dims a bit from yesterday, Common Core repeal should "die on the legislativ?e vine", and more.
Common Core, charter schools go to court, and some rays of sunshine.
The Cleveland Plan, the political nature of Common Core repeal, crappy copiers, and more
Summary of coverage of Ohio Common Core repeal hearings and other news.
Think we're getting something new from HB597? Think again.
Why yes there are Common Core repeal hearings in Ohio this week, why do you ask?
Three phrases whose use stands in the way of meaningful discussion on education reform.
Checking out the Ohio connection in Fordham's latest national report.
Do private schools taking "cherry pick" their voucher students?
The closure of a charter school in Cincinnati shows that Ohio's accountability system can work, but needs some tweaks.
As if the protracted will-they-close-or-won’t-they hasn’t been bad enough for the families of approximately 600 students at the now-closed VLT Academy in Cincinnati, now these poor families have to endure the opportunism of a new charter school looking