Gadfly Bites - 11/26/14
We’ll start today with an item that is only tangentially related to education. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman announced yesterday that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor.
We’ll start today with an item that is only tangentially related to education. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman announced yesterday that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor.
The 2014 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report is our opportunity to share the Fordham Foundation’s work as the sponsor of eleven schools serving 3,200 students, and our related policy work in Ohio and nationally. We are fortunate as an organization that our policy work benefits our sponsorship efforts; and, that our lessons from sponsorship inform our policy and advocacy strategies.
Straight A Fund project update, extolling the Peterson Scholarship, and school boundary awkwardness in Columbus.
Teacher pay requirements in state law, value-add calculations, and "right-sizing" school districts
Testing time-limit bill passes the House, 2 Ohio districts praised for online learning efforts, and What Up, Monroe?
Kasich on Common Core at crunch time, keeping an eye on third grade readers, and more
A sticky record retention problem, church/state (non)separation, charter school pipelines, and more
Good school choice practices emerge from a charter school crisis in Indianapolis.
Testing time limits, more Common Core radio, teacher prep programs, and What Up Ashtabula!
Taking a breath after the "5 of 8" firestorm, Common Core implementation in Licking County, and more.
Sausage making in the legislature, rankling education traditionalists, and more
Rushing to find a solution could swing the pendulum too far the other way
Common Core discussion on the radio, editorial fiat, and old numbers.
State board of ed drama, an editorial two-fer, and camping out for school choice.
Only you can prevent internet firestorms
One reluctant cheerleader, a gaggle of overheated carpetbaggers, and "a bundle of science" comes to Dayton.
The Beacon Journal and the internet explode with education stories.
So we noted the AP’s somewhat nonsensical coverage yesterday of the HB 597 committee vote on Common Core repeal, but that wasn’t enough for us. We decided to reach out and try to help clear up misinformation and answer questions. This is the result.
Common Core repeal voted out of committee, more consolidation drama, and charter closure practices
Democracy in action or a power grab? John Elkins
Joel Klein’s tenure in Gotham is already up for reappraisal. Megan Lail
State board of ed results, implications of one levy defeat, and more
Change of tack on Common Core, labor negotiations update, and more intestinal fortitude in Youngstown
Early results say no. Chad Aldis
Data and policy options for stakeholders in Ohio
The ins and outs of financing charter school facilities.