Gadfly Bites 7/10/20 – The electronic fine print

State Senator Peggy Lehner took a visit to the I Promise School in Akron (pre-pandemic, I’m guessing), and the experi

Gadfly Bites 7/8/20 – Sometimes you have to look hard for interesting clips

The Dispatch took a gander at which educational institutions—including K-12 schools—in central Ohio were ap

Gadfly Bites 7/6/20 – Control

In case you missed it over the long holiday weekend, Governor DeWine issued some preliminary guidelines for schools to reopen in the fall.

Gadfly Bites 7/1/20 – What school is for

We noted last week that Columbus City Schools hired its first ever chief equity officer.

Gadfly Bites 6/29/20 – School choice is hard

With the announcement last week that Dayton City Schools would offer a fully online learning option

Gadfly Bites 6/26/20 – (Some) leaders found

Veteran teacher and administrator Dave Taylor will take over as superintendent of Dayton Early College Academy s

Time to open up “open” enrollment

Interdistrict open enrollment is the biggest school-choice program that practically nobody ever mentions, perhaps because it’s less conspicuous and more socially acceptable than its cousins, private school vouchers and public charter schools.

Gadfly Bites 6/24/20 – Leaders wanted

Gadfly Bites 6/22/20 – In God We Trust

Quick: What was the subject of the universally-reviled HB 70 out of the 131st General Assembly? Buzzzzz. It was NOT Academic Distress Commissions, but thanks for playing! It was a bill allowing school districts to create community learning centers.

Gadfly Bites 6/17/20 – School choice on trial!

A group of Horizon Science Academy schools across Ohio are suing the state over what they reckon to

Gadfly Bites 6/15/20 – Healthy and proper

In case you missed it, Fordham released a new report last week that aimed to provide practical recommendations for restarting—and reshaping—educational accountability

Gadfly Bites 6/12/20 – Dayton, Greater.

The General Assembly passed a sweeping education bill this week aimed at supporting schools—and pr

Gadfly Bites 6/10/20 – Always on the losing side

The good news: a blog post by Fordham’s own Jessica Poiner is quoted in this piece.

Gadfly Bites 6/8/20 – Hold your horses, parents.

An elected board member in Cambridge City Schools has a three-pronged message for parents looking toward next school year: Don’t do anything hast

The educational cost of coronavirus

As unprecedented as our current times may appear to be, large scale disasters and emergencies such as those provoked by the global spread of COVID-19 are not new.

Gadfly Bites 6/5/20 – Ideal graduate or ideal school?

Gadfly Bites 6/3/20 – Pre-emption

1. In yesterday’s Very Special Episode of Live from the Crypt, Governor DeWine told us that the state’s goal is “to have kids back in the classroom” in the fall.

Gadfly Bites 6/1/20 – The pendulum

Let’s start with unequivocal good news. Here’s a look at the first ever graduating class of KIPP Columbus.

Gadfly Bites 5/29/20 – Old

In Lorain, the old supe is finally the new CEO. The circle is complete. I think it’s the ninth.

Gadfly Bites 5/27/20 – If we do say so ourselves…

Gadfly Bites 5/22/20 – The COVID slide

Gadfly Bites 5/20/20 – Public utility

While the sample is small and unrepresentative, the details on student engagement with distance learning in Northeast Ohio

Gadfly Bites 5/18/20 – “Happy to have something”

Gadfly Bites 5/15/20 – As the Heights goes, so goes Ohio…or something like that.

We’ll start today’s clips with old legal news.

Gadfly Bites 5/13/20 – Kids win one; kids lose all the rest.

In this difficult time, I’m sure you’ll agree that we have to take whatever sunshine we can get.

Gadfly Bites 5/11/20 – Impending doom?

Folks across the state are interested in the topic of how best to issue grades for K-12 students participating in remote learning in the final quarter of the school year

Gadfly Bites 5/8/20 – Swift and coordinated

Gadfly Bites 5/6/20 – It’s literally never about the kids.

Gadfly Bites 5/4/20 – One, minus one-half, minus six = hosed.

We start the week with our own Aaron Churchill’s latest op-ed. Title: “Even in a crisis, students must earn their diplomas”. Wonder how that’s going to go over? (Vindy.com, 5/3/20)