Gadfly Bites 5/31/23—You have to start elevating before you can keep elevating
We’re back after the long holiday weekend with lots to talk about. Let’s get to it!
We’re back after the long holiday weekend with lots to talk about. Let’s get to it!
By now, it’s no secret that the pandemic and schools’ pivot to remote learning was a disaster for most students.
The Catholic Diocese of Columbus announced this week that 15 area parishes would be closing due to a decline in attendance and a shortage of priests to run them.
NOTE: This piece was originally published in the Dayton Daily News.
God bless all the folks in Dayton who are taking Fordham and NCTQ’s n
There are numerous roadblocks that can deter students’ participation in dual-enrollment programs, which allow them to earn college credit while completing high school graduation requirements. A lack of prerequisite courses, scheduling difficulties, and transportation hurdles are frequently cited examples.
Members of the Editorial Board of Clevel
“As the Ohio General Assembly finishes work on the state’s two-year budget due June 30,
Note: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 33, the state’s budget bill for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
Lots to cover today. So let’s crack on!
In case you didn’t know, this is National Charter Schools Week.
Not much for me to write about today, but I think the phrase “Future Scholars of Medicine Club” would pique my interest even on a busy news day.
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Earlier this week, the Ohio House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget bill for FYs 2024 and 2025. The House legislation follows up on Governor DeWine’s budget introduced in February. Included in this massive legislation are hundreds of provisions affecting K–12 education. How did the lower chamber do?
While the state budget bill is the big news we want to talk about today, the good folks in the media have not forgotten about that other legislation out there.
The state budget bill that was passed by the House this week contains a provision that, if enacted, would be a boon to some of Ohio’s most vulnerable children and a vital support to the schools that serve them.
Mike DeWine, Thomas B.
Ohio’s recent focus on early literacy is largely thanks to Governor DeWine’s budget recommendations, which contain a bold plan to boost reading achievement in Ohio.
Led by Governor DeWine, the science of reading movement is taking off in the Buckeye State. While the push is new in Ohio, the reading science isn’t.
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WEB CORPS is a great-sounding summer program for low-income rising juniors and seniors in Lorain County…but unfortuna
Over the last few weeks, debates about early literacy have dominated headlines in Ohio.
NOTE: Today, members of the Ohio House Finance Committee received testimony on the education provisions of Substitute House Bill 33, establishing the operating budget for the sta
In case you missed it, the substitute version of the state budget bill in the House dropped yesterday.
In fall 2022, the Ohio Department of Education released state assessment results from the 2021-22 school year. The data continue to reveal the massive learnings losses that occurred during the pandemic, along with the uneven recovery in its wake. This report offers a close look at Ohio's achievement data from the 2018-19 to 2021-22 school years, and concludes with four recommendations that can help accelerate student learning across the Buckeye State.
Is Springfield City Schools’ School of Innovation a choice? A punishment? A diversion? Current principal says choice: “I do not have kids that are here because of trouble.
We’re back after a little break Wednesday. Hope you didn’t miss that sweet sweet snark too much!