Gadfly Bites 8/5/22—Deferred maintenance

A friendly reminder from your humble clips complier that there is

Gadfly Bites 8/3/22—Far less than full chisel

Last year’s rancor between the elected board of Cincinnati City Schools and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transportation Authority (SORTA) seems to be forgotten.

Teachers unions’ power to elect school board members

Just over a decade ago, the Brookings Institution published Terry Moe’s eye-opening book on teachers unions. His study revealed how local unions shape public education through the process of electing school board members.

Gadfly Bites 8/1/22—It’s all Greek to me

I’m sure I alluded to this (or, more likely, I probably outright said it) when we first discussed Dayton City Schools’ plans for a new K-12 catch-all school for students whose first language is not English, but I think it

Three steps Ohio can take to tap into the potential of youth apprenticeships

Registered apprenticeship programs offer workers paid, on-the-job learning experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor, job-related classroom training, and the chance to earn a portable industry-recognized credential.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.29.22

One mom, one kid, one amazing story

Gadfly Bites 7/29/22—The one hand and the other hand

This is a story about the first day of the new school year this week at Columbus’ only year-round school.

Gadfly Bites 7/27/22—The one thing teachers always seem prepared for

It only took them three years, but you heard it here first: Columbus City Schools is better

How to make Ohio’s state test results more useful to parents

Earlier this month, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) sent family score reports to school districts.

Opening the door: Career services in community colleges

The career services office is a necessary stop on any good college campus tour, as it offers prospective students a sneak peek at all the help the staff within can provide—resume writing, mentors in many different employment fields, interview prep, job fairs, and much more.

Gadfly Bites 7/25/22—Lightweight

So sorry to miss you all on Friday. Unavoidable. Back again to jumpstart your week with some krazy klips.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.22.22

One win, but maybe more to come

Gadfly Bites 7/20/22—Magnanimity

This story attempts to make the point that Covid learni

Six reasons to support universal school choice in Ohio

Arizona, long one of the nation’s trailblazers in the school-choice movement, recently expanded its education savings account (ESA) program to ensure that all students—regardless of income or where they attend

Three ideas to help Ohio improve early literacy

In late June, the national educational advocacy organization ExcelinEd published a comprehensive early literacy guide for state policymakers.

Gadfly Bites 7/18/22—At least two of these are horrible situations

First up this week, Fordham’s Aaron Churchill had

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.15.22

Last but definitely not least

Gadfly Bites 7/15/22—The Full Koogan

Back in April, we talked about the new Math Corps program coming to Toledo this summer, especially highlighting the ambitious promises (“proven track record of success”) made by its leader for student achievement.

Gadfly Bites 7/13/22—Popp Goes the Tiger

I’m not sure whether the voucher haters suing the state of Ohio over the EdChoice Scholarship Program had been waiting on a critical mass of cranky-yet-gullible school districts to pay up for join their pathetic ba

The special subsidies baked into Ohio’s new funding formula

Politicians are notorious for handing out subsidies for certain projects and sectors

Gadfly Bites 7/11/22—There will always be a need

Five voter-determined seats on the state board of education are u

Ohio needs a well-functioning ACE program to address the enrichment gap

There’s a growing body of <

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.8.22

CSP rules finalized

Gadfly Bites 7/8/22—“Hyperbolic” is also an adjective

“Great”. “Astounding”. “Life-changing”.

Gadfly Bites 7/6/22—Better late than never?

We’re back after a holiday break and cleaning up a little bit of old news.

Investing in the teacher workforce

The Ohio connection to Carson v. Makin

The education world was abuzz last Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Carson v. Makin.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.1.22

Final

Gadfly Bites 7/1/22—A token

Internal numbers and state test score data indicate that Dayt

Gadfly Bites 6/29/22—Summer summer summer

This piece is very short—less than 200 words—but I count at least seven lofty goals crammed into the brief discussion of a five