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Governance
Gadfly Bites 5/5/23—It hits different
Not much for me to write about today, but I think the phrase “Future Scholars of Medicine Club” would pique my interest even on a busy news day.
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Teachers & School Leaders
New state data offer tantalizing clues about Ohio’s teacher shortages
Teacher shortages have been a hot topic over the last few years.
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Private School Choice
Gadfly Bites 5/1/23—Mightily afeared
Only one clip today, but it is illustrative beyond its singular presence.
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School Finance
The Ohio House’s education budget gives something for everyone
Earlier this week, the Ohio House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget bill for FYs 2024 and 2025. The House legislation follows up on Governor DeWine’s budget introduced in February. Included in this massive legislation are hundreds of provisions affecting K–12 education. How did the lower chamber do?
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/28/23—Maybe their options are a little too open?
While the state budget bill is the big news we want to talk about today, the good folks in the media have not forgotten about that other legislation out there.
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School Finance
Ohio has a golden opportunity to expand Medicaid-funded health services in schools
The state budget bill that was passed by the House this week contains a provision that, if enacted, would be a boon to some of Ohio’s most vulnerable children and a vital support to the schools that serve them.
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Accountability & Testing
Backing down from the Third Grade Reading Guarantee is on brand for Ohio policymakers
Ohio’s recent focus on early literacy is largely thanks to Governor DeWine’s budget recommendations, which contain a bold plan to boost reading achievement in Ohio.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Handwriting or computers: Which is the superior way for children to learn to write?
A common concern in evaluating computer-based testing is the perceived differences between students writing by hand and those writing by typing.
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Governance
How will Ohio ensure that schools are actually following the science of reading?
Led by Governor DeWine, the science of reading movement is taking off in the Buckeye State. While the push is new in Ohio, the reading science isn’t.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/21/23—Yes, every kid dang it
WEB CORPS is a great-sounding summer program for low-income rising juniors and seniors in Lorain County…but unfortuna
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Accountability & Testing
The social and emotional damage of socially promoting struggling readers
Over the last few weeks, debates about early literacy have dominated headlines in Ohio.
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Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute testimony on Substitute House Bill 33—4/19/23
NOTE: Today, members of the Ohio House Finance Committee received testimony on the education provisions of Substitute House Bill 33, establishing the operating budget for the sta
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/19/23—“A familiar foe”
In case you missed it, the substitute version of the state budget bill in the House dropped yesterday.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Fordham Institute media statement on House’s removal of Ohio’s third-grade reading requirement
The Ohio House of Representatives recently unveiled its version of the state budget bill (Substitute House Bill 33). Among its proposals is the elimination of state retention requirements when third graders struggle with significant reading deficiencies.
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Career & Technical Education
A closer look at the strengths and weaknesses of Ohio’s career pathways initiatives
Career pathways are emerging as a promising, bipartisan solution to help adolescents and adults secure well-paying jobs and support employers searching for skilled workers. Although their design varies from state to state, these pathways are intended to help participants develop knowledge and skills in a particular career field, typically one that’s considered in-demand.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/17/23—Start regurgitating the news
Is Springfield City Schools’ School of Innovation a choice? A punishment? A diversion? Current principal says choice: “I do not have kids that are here because of trouble.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/14/23—Anti-drama
We’re back after a little break Wednesday. Hope you didn’t miss that sweet sweet snark too much!
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School Finance
Will “temporary” guarantees persist under Ohio’s new school funding formula?
A basic principle of school funding is that dollars ought to follow students to the schools they actually attend. Funds shouldn’t be directed to the schools that children attended last year or the year before. That’s because the schools serving students today bear the responsibility—and costs—of educating them today.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Kids can learn from robots—with a lot of help from humans
Could robots be part of the answer to alleviating teacher shortages (and other staffing issues) in the future?
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/10/23—Y’all can’t think of any other way to put it?
Fordham’s own Aaron Churchill has some choice words to say while refuting critics of Ohio’s voucher programs in
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/7/23—Parents are unique, too, y’all
Fordham is namechecked in this story about the possibility of voucher expan
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/5/23—Look at all these choices
Here’s a nice look at a career fair sponsored by Elyria City Schools staffers.
