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Also running in place ??? Ohio's e-school performance
Yesterday, Terry wrote about the stagnant academic achievement in reading and math of Ohio's urban schools, both district and charter.??
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Running in place ??? Ohio's reading and math scores stagnate
Ohio's schools have been in a perpetual state of reform since the late 1990s.
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What a show: Ohio leapfrogged Louisiana in the presentation round
Everyone knows that Ohio's Race to the Top victory came at the expense of New Jersey, which lost a crucial five points (and thus the competition) because of a ?clerical error.?
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This week's Ohio Gadfly keeps it real
In this week's Ohio Education Gadfly, the Fordham Ohio team weighs in on several controversial national debates and brings a thoughtful perspective to each.
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College outlook not bright for Ohio grads, says ACT report
The vast majority of Ohio high school graduates are not ready for college, according to a new report from ACT.
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Tackling the Yo-Yo effect: Improving Ohio's value-added model
Ohio has made adjustments to its value-added model ahead of the release of 2009-10 school performance data next Friday.
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Ohio districts that have grown in poverty are holding steady on achievement (true story)
If you work in the K-12 education orbit ? or anywhere even near it ? you've heard this argument before: Increasing numbers of poor students in a school or a district over time will negatively impact overall performance.
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Bailing out districts with a teacup
Turns out Lehman Brothers and the rest of Wall Street weren’t the only ones to make risky and complex financial deals in the waning days of the credit bubble. Denver Public Schools entered into one such arrangement in April 2008 to close a $400 million gap in its pension obligations to teachers.
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Ohio Education Gadfly is back from vacation
Fordham Ohio stayed busy in July with lots of special edition Gadflies, but the good ole regular edition is back in full swing t
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Ohioans respond to ?Ohio's Education Reform Challenges?
This morning Checker and Terry had two conversations with Ohioans about Fordham's latest book, Ohio's Education Reform Challenges, a memoir of Fordham's experience as an authorizer of charter schools in Ohio, its history in fighting on behalf of families and kids in Dayton (and ac
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Ohioans respond to ?Ohio's Education Reform Challenges?
This morning Checker and Terry had two conversations with Ohioans about Fordham's latest book, Ohio's Education Reform Challenges, a memoir of Fordham's experience as an authorizer of charter schools in Ohio, its history in fighting on behalf of families and kids in Dayton (and ac
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How top-heavy are Ohio's school districts?
Earlier this year the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center garnered attention from both
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Hundreds of Ohio students on EdChoice Scholarship (voucher) waiting list
Since its creation in 2005, Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship Program – which grants $4,250 or $5,000 to students attending the state’s worst schools to attend the private school of their choice – has provided scholarships to all e
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Ohio could save millions, even billions, by rethinking student-teacher ratios
During the current fiscal crisis facing Ohio (and many other states) we've heard our share of cost-savings ideas for K-12 education.
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There they go again
You know it’s an election year when the Democratic Speaker of the House recalls her comrades from summer break to Washington for an emergency vote to bail out the nation’s schools.
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Redefining its constituency?
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus has some choice words for the civil rights crowd: “I know Kanye West said the George W.
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Hundreds of Ohio students on EdChoice Scholarship (voucher) waitlist
Since its creation in 2005, Ohio's EdChoice Scholarship Program ? which grants $4,250 or $5,000 to students attending the state's worst schools to attend the private school of their choice ?