Gadfly Bites 11/20/23—Trying to gain a better understanding of the core
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Our latest policy brief offers recommendations aimed at enhancing local, citizen-led accountability for district performance, while also loosening bureaucratic constraints on district leaders so that they can focus on what matters most: Lifting student achievement.
Education policy plays a crucial role in determining whether students reach their full academic potential. The funding systems that allocate dollars to schools, data systems that track student outcomes over time, and the policies that hold adults accountable for meeting the needs of students are all incredibly important.
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Today, Governor DeWine announced the appointment of Steve Dackin as Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
On October 27, members of the Ohio Attendance Taskforce, which include school and business leaders as well as representatives from the juvenile court system, unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at improving school attendance.
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If you’ve been following headlines in Ohio, you’ve likely noticed that there’s an ongoing kerfuffle regarding an overhaul of the state’s K–12 education governance system.
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It took a week, but today’s edition finally brings us up to date following our long vacation break, covering 10/14 – 10/20/23.
Today’s edition, the second following a long vacation break, covers news from 10/7 – 10/13/23.
Recently, The Washington Post published an article purporting to summarize Ohio's current legal battle over education governance. “Ohio governor and elected education leaders both say they're in charge,” blares the headline.
Back after two long weeks! Looks like y’all had plenty of ice and fire of your own while I was gone, so we’ll break this down a bit.
Teacher shortages have been a hot topic in Ohio for years.
Public-sector collective bargaining—whereby governments negotiate with employee unions over compensation and management practices—has enabled teachers unions to put a stranglehold on Ohio school districts. Research has clearly established that unions across the U.S.
For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.
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Ohio has long been a pioneer in school choices for students and families. It is home to one of the nation’s first private-school scholarship programs, focused on Cleveland.
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