Are college completion grants a no-incentive incentive?
Jeff MurrayAt the same time that the number of degree earners in the U.S.
Gadfly Bites 9/1/23—The circus is in town—all three rings of it
Jeff MurrayApproximately 7 hours of talks on both Wednesday and Thursday between Youngstown teach
Dr. Stéphane Lavertu joins the Fordham Institute as Senior Research Fellow
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute announced that Dr. Stéphane Lavertu will join the Institute as a Senior Research Fellow. Dr.
Gadfly Bites 8/30/23—Who’s zoomin’ who?
Jeff MurrayContract talks are to resume in Youngstown this afternoon.
Gadfly Bites 8/28/23—No bueno
Jeff MurrayBack from a little vacation. Sorry (for you) that’s it’s over!
Lawmakers shouldn’t give up on a Direct Admissions program
Jessica PoinerThe recently completed state budget includes historic education provisions that could have a tremendous impact on students and families.
Gadfly Bites 8/21/23—Saturday School
Jeff MurrayA busier-than-usual weekend in a couple of northeast Ohio hotspots, it seems.
Gadfly Bites 8/18/23—Cultivating fear
Jeff MurrayThere’s not a whole lot about actual teaching and learning involved in this
Gadfly Bites 8/16/23—The Devil Wears Casetify
Jeff MurrayIt’s always something, isn’t it? This year’s new favorite “kids can’t learn if…” boogieman is cellphones.
Gadfly Bites 8/14/23—Can he fix it?
Jeff MurrayAs we have previously established, Dayton City Schools’ new interim superintendent is in full Bob the Builder mode, moving at warp speed to tackle literally anything he deems in need of fixing in his district, starting at
Gadfly Bites 8/9/23—You don’t say, padre
Jeff MurraySome nice words for Ohio in this opinion piece written by the Senior Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation in Pennsylvania.
Gadfly Bites 8/7/23—“I can’t go anywhere where somebody doesn’t stop me and say, it’s about time.”
Jeff MurrayOnly one clip today, but I think it’s great that this one stands on its own…for a lot of reasons.
Gadfly Bites 8/4/23—Grizzled
Jeff MurrayThere are a lot of words in this piece (nearly 2,900 of them) talking in the most negative possible terms about state takeovers of chronically-underperforming districts and schools.
Gadfly Bites 8/2/23—Spreading the Good News
Jeff MurrayThis is the article that every Columbus school parent has been waiting for: Asking the question
Mayoral control has been good for Cleveland schools
Aaron ChurchillA recent headline in Education Week suggested that mayoral control is a “fading school reform.” The piece noted the impending transition to an elected school board in Chicago, as well as efforts in Boston to wrest co
Gadfly Bites 7/31/23—What we did over summer break
Jeff MurrayFox News and several other national entities covered the I Promise School story we talked about on Friday.
Gadfly Bites 7/28/23—More than a school, yes. But also: Still a school.
Jeff MurrayOne more post-budget story? Sure thing!
Gadfly Bites 7/26/23—Best and most practical
Jeff MurrayI’m going to go out on a limb to suggest that Dr. David Lawrence has harbored the ambition to lead Dayton City Schools for quite a while now.
A fifty-state analysis of non-district students’ access to district-provided services
Jeff MurrayTraditional district schools have become providers of many services and benefits for students. The list is nearly endless, but includes food provision (both in school and on weekends/summer break), athletics, the arts, computer and tech education, medical care, summer camps, and counseling.
Gadfly Bites 7/24/23—Beyond the Battle for the Budget
Jeff MurrayWhile initial responses to the state budget focused mainly on voucher expansion and third grade retention for last year’s kiddos, we’re several weeks into the new biennium now and the reality of changes to be realized on
Gadfly Bites 7/19/23—New and valuable
Jeff MurrayOnly two items to talk about today, but both of them are pretty interesting in their own way.
Universal eligibility with equity: A closer look at Ohio’s sliding scale for private school scholarships
Aaron ChurchillIn early July, Governor DeWine put the finishing touch on a landmark state budget by signing House Bill 33 into law.
Gadfly Bites 7/17/23—A step toward fairness
Jeff MurrayFrom the sublime… The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal has positi
Gadfly Bites 7/14/23—“You’re taking away something vital.”
Jeff MurrayThis piece asks the big question “What comes next after the historic increa
Gadfly Bites 7/12/23—Exhibit Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Jeff MurrayWhile I am not at all surprised to learn that
Gadfly Bites 7/10/23—Shifting reality
Jeff MurraySome hot takes rolling in as folks accept—or not, as the case may be—the reality shifts ahead based on the recently-passed state budget.
Gadfly Bites 7/7/23—Now you see her, now you don’t
Jeff MurrayBudget analysis remains a little thin, but we’ll go with what we have.