Gadfly Bites 7/24/19 – There’s so much awesomeness we have to cut back
Jeff MurrayAs my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know very well (love to all five of you!), your humble clips compiler loves to unearth obscure stories from odd outlet
Gadfly Bites 7/22/19 – “We cannot say that when we have a failing school that the status quo is acceptable.”
Jeff MurrayWe’re still in Post-Budget Land around here, based on the available material for clips today.
Gadfly Bites 7/19/19 – “If we don’t do everything to help them succeed, it’s the kids we are failing. It’s on us.”
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, Ohio has a
Here’s where the budget landed on four big education policies
Jessica PoinerAbout a month ago, I took a look at four of the most significant education policies that were set to be debated in conference committee.
Education in the state budget, at a glance
Jessica PoinerGovernor Mike DeWine is expected to sign the state budget bill, House Bill 166, into law today. HB 166 is chock full of education provisions that extend far beyond the dollars and cents of funding allocations.
Gadfly Bites 7/17/19 – Like she wasn’t even there…
Jeff MurrayBefore we get into budget stuff, there are a couple of other items to talk about.
Gadfly Bites 7/15/19 – Choice is good
Jeff MurrayChad trekked over to the Spectrum News offices last week to
Why “local control” won’t fix Ohio’s struggling school districts
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Gadfly Bites 7/10/19 – Calling it like it is
Jeff MurraySpectrum News 1 visited our conference room a while back to ask Chad
Gadfly Bites 7/8/19 – Throwing things
Jeff MurrayThe ECOT boogeyman looms large in this piece, rehashing the whole story from what is meant to be a brand new perspective.
Gadfly Bites 7/5/19 – Deflated
Jeff MurraySchool districts in Ohio have been dealing with the scourge of grade inflation—blamed largely on dual enrollment in college courses—by doing away with the
Gadfly Bites 7/3/19 – Focusing on the wrong things
Jeff MurrayFrom the What Did You Expect Department: A
Gadfly Bites 7/1/19 – With relish
Jeff MurrayLate last week, Governor DeWine announced two
Gadfly Bites 6/28/19 – Which is it?
Jeff MurrayFollowing on with our theme from yesterday, little birdies in the Statehouse are apparently suggesting that changes to the state’s intervention efforts int
Gadfly Bites 6/26/19 – Stand. Alone.
Jeff MurrayWhile our clips have in the last several weeks focused heavily on the state budget process, it is only now at the end where the plaintive cries of “But Ohi
Gadfly Bites 6/24/19 – Saying or doing
Jeff MurrayHappy Monday! We start today with the topic of charter school funding.
Gadfly Bites 6/21/19 – So much budget news, so little time
Jeff MurrayOur title today is a little misleading.
Gadfly Bites 6/19/19 – Sounds like a Wes Anderson movie to me
Jeff MurrayA blog post by our own Jessica Poiner is cited in this announcemen
Gadfly Bites 6/14/19 – Root causes
Jeff MurrayLocal reporter Lisa Rantala from ABC6 visited Fordham-sponsored Columbus Collegiate Academy recently.
Student wellness and success funding could make Ohio a national leader in providing wraparound services
Jessica PoinerIt’s budget season in Ohio, and that means frenzied debate about a wide swath of policy proposals.
Gadfly Bites 6/7/19 – The other Denial, Ohio
Jeff MurrayFordham, great and small: Our own Chad Ald
Gadfly Bites 6/5/19 – The “Is Jeff Too Darn Cynical?” edition
Jeff MurrayEveryone else I’ve talked to thinks this story is unequivocally great.
Gadfly Bites 6/3/19 – Sounds familiar
Jeff MurrayAgain with the business connection to schools!
Gadfly Bites 5/31/19 – Uninspiring
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, the Senate Education Committee this week heard import
Gadfly Bites 5/29/19 – The mysterious inner workings of the media
Jeff MurrayApropos of nothing (at least, nothing that is obvious to me),
Gadfly Bites 5/24/19 – The grinder
Jeff MurrayAs budget season grinds on, hearings continue on all things HB 166. This includes things that are not in the budget bill but might eventually be.