Science and social studies: To test or not to test
Aaron ChurchillData and policy options for stakeholders in Ohio
2014 Charter School Facility Finance Landscape
Aaron ChurchillThe ins and outs of financing charter school facilities.
Gadfly Bites - 11/3/14
Jeff MurrayA special ed deep dive in Stark County, charter school successes, and be careful what you wish for.
Gadfly Bites - 10/31/14
Jeff MurrayDistrict merger update, how (not) to sell an old school building, and the Good Mathkeeping Seal of Approval.
Gadfly Bites - 10/30/14
Jeff MurrayNot sure if it’s the impending arrival of Halloween or of next week’s election that is curtailing the education news stories (two very different versions of trick or treat there), but for whatever reason, there’s not much to report on today. But let’s make the most out of what we have, shall we?
The Character Factor: Measures and Impact of Drive and Prudence
Robert PondiscioMore character ed? Wouldn't be prudent. Robert Pondiscio
Teacher Preparation Policies and Their Effects on Student Achievement
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D.Judging individual teachers is easier than judging the programs that prepare them. Dara Zeehandelaar
Gadfly Bites - 10/29/14
Jeff MurrayClosing down open enrollment, hate the standards AND the test, dual enrollment success, and more
Gadfly Bites - 10/28/14
Jeff MurrayArne Duncan in Columbus, small cities solving big-city problems, and Not This Again?!
Gadfly Bites - 10/24/14
Jeff MurrayDisciplinary transfers, arts and education, and "test mania" mania.
Columbus school-improvement “plans” require massive repair
Aaron ChurchillParents in Columbus need lots of information to make Ohio's "parent trigger" law truly helpful.
Gadfly Bites - 10/23/14
Jeff MurrayBoth sides of the testing debate, parent trigger in Columbus, and an editorial smackdown.
Gadfly Bites - 10/22/14
Jeff MurrayChecking in on state board of ed races, modular classrooms, and closing bad charters.
Give PARCC a chance
Aaron ChurchillAssessment is the drab side of schooling; but high-quality assessments are crucial.
Common Core in Ohio: don’t look back
Jessica PoinerThere is no room for Sisyphus in the fight to improve Ohio schools.
Education Post parent survey results
Jeff MurrayEducation reforms impact parents, grandparents and guardians.
Gadfly Bites - 10/20/14
Jeff MurrayCharter schools, feeding and weighing pigs, and more charter schools.
Gadfly Bites - 10/17/14
Jeff MurrayA couple of school success stories, ESC weirdness, and budgetary philosophizing.
Gadfly Bites - 10/15/14
Jeff MurrayCommon Core repeal hearings return, fortifying our intestines again, suburban microcosms, and an inspirational story.
Gadfly Bites - 10/14/14
Jeff MurrayCommon Core math, budgetary prognostication, ooohing and aaahing, and more.
Gadfly Bites - 10/13/14
Jeff MurrayThe strike ends, grades will be weighted, the curve is ruined, and apparently no one likes taking tests.
Educational improvement requires quality data and research
Aaron ChurchillData gurus raise prickly issues around the issue of boosting teacher quality.