Gadfly Bites 5/29/20 – Old
Jeff MurrayIn Lorain, the old supe is finally the new CEO. The circle is complete. I think it’s the ninth.
All schools, no exceptions, need a learning plan for this fall
Aaron ChurchillWith fall right around the corner, the discussion in Columbus has turned from the spring closures to what school will look like come September.
How the coronavirus could impact Ohio charter schools
Jessica PoinerOver the last few months, there’s been no shortage of pieces declaring that the novel coronavirus has drastically and permanently
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.22.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThe school year continues
Columbus audit offers sobering lessons for Ohio teacher evaluations
Vladimir KoganEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Gadfly Bites 5/20/20 – Public utility
Jeff MurrayWhile the sample is small and unrepresentative, the details on student engagement with distance learning in Northeast Ohio
What is student engagement, anyway? Remote learning won’t work unless we define it.
Ben PachtEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Information equals access: Perceptions of postsecondary student supports in public high schools
Jeff MurrayOhio and other states are working hard to increase the postsecondary readiness of
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.15.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCelebrating National Charter Schools Week
Gadfly Bites 5/15/20 – As the Heights goes, so goes Ohio…or something like that.
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start today’s clips with old legal news.
Young, talented teachers shouldn’t be first to be fired
Aaron ChurchillDue to plummeting tax revenues, Governor Mike DeWine last week announced plans to slash state spending for the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Among the cost-cutting includes a $355 million hit to K–12 education, a roughly 3 percent reduction in education outlays. With the economy still swooning, legislators are mulling deeper cuts for 2020–21.
Gadfly Bites 5/13/20 – Kids win one; kids lose all the rest.
Jeff MurrayIn this difficult time, I’m sure you’ll agree that we have to take whatever sunshine we can get.
The final tally: Three-year outcomes for the ASAP community college student support program
Jeff MurrayThe Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) began in the City University of New York (CUNY) system with the intent to comprehensively support students to persist and complete community college within three years.
Gadfly Bites 5/11/20 – Impending doom?
Jeff MurrayFolks across the state are interested in the topic of how best to issue grades for K-12 students participating in remote learning in the final quarter of the school year
Working together to move remote learning forward in Ohio
Marie HannaEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Measuring student growth in early elementary grades
Aaron ChurchillOne of the tougher accountability nuts to crack is how to gauge educational quality in early elementary grades. Federal education law does not require state exams until third grade, and states choose not to administer end-of-year assessments in grades K–2.
Gadfly Bites 5/4/20 – One, minus one-half, minus six = hosed.
Jeff MurrayWe start the week with our own Aaron Churchill’s latest op-ed. Title: “Even in a crisis, students must earn their diplomas”. Wonder how that’s going to go over? (Vindy.com, 5/3/20)
Gadfly Bites 5/1/20 – “Keep working hard, and we’ll see what we can do.”
Jeff MurrayAs we have discussed several times so far, there are certain things that even the Mighty ‘Rona can’t stop.