Gadfly Bites 5/9/22—Now, about those charter, STEM, and private school grads…

We’re back, y’all. Still drying out from a rainy vacation and covering clips from 5/4 – 5/9.

Gadfly Bites 5/4/22—Sounds like the same old conversations to me

What do teachers know about their retirement benefits?

How many teachers know even the basics about their retirement plan? Too few according to a recent study by Dillon Fuchsman of Saint Louis University and Josh McGee and Gema Zemarro of the University of Arkansas.

Gadfly Bites 5/2/22—Long memory

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.29.22

Our champion

Gadfly Bites 4/29/22—Updates

Anyone want an update on how the haters’ anti-voucher lawsuit is going? Me neither. But here it is anyway.

Gadfly Bites 4/27/22—In the big leagues

Arts and College Preparatory Academy (a.k.a. ACPA) here in Columbus was the highest rated charter high school in Ohio, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Governors speak up: “Burdensome regulations” on charters must not go forward

A little over a month ago, the Biden administration proposed a new and unprecedented set of rules for the federal

The EdChoice scholarship program is accountable to taxpayers and parents

NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.

One successful formula for teaching young children to read online

Can children learn to read via fully online instruction?

Gadfly Bites 4/25/22—Notice that no actual teaching is inferred or implied by anyone

The ADC off-ramp is already letting districts shortchange students

Last year, lawmakers caved to political pressure and created an easy off-ramp for the three districts currently under Academic Distress Commissi

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.22.22

Enterprising x 2

Gadfly Bites 4/22/22—Mediocrity abides

Make EdChoice friendlier to dual-earning families

April is drawing to a close, and that (thankfully) means the end of tax season.

Gadfly Bites 4/20/22—Parks and wreck

Apologies for the inadvertent time warp in Monday’s clips. Should have been dated 4/18, of course. Proper 4/22 version coming up Friday!

Gadfly Bites 4/18/22—Refurbishing required

Assessing a standards-aligned physical science curriculum

While not as rapidly embraced as its math and ELA cousins, which have great merit, a new set of science standards has slowly gained traction in a majority of states.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.15.22

Message from space

Gadfly Bites 4/15/22—McD’s gets degrees

Here’s a fantastic story about Jeannette Boyle of East Canton who recently earned

Gadfly Bites 4/13/22—Space-y

The feds’ proposed changes to CSP will hurt Ohio charters

For nearly three decades, the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) has offered grants to support brand-new charter schools and, more recently, high-quality n

Ohio’s teacher pension mess

Due to massive financial woes, Ohio suspended cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retired teachers in July 2017.

Benefits and balancing acts: The impact of faith on educational outcomes

A 2018 Pew Research Center study demonstrated the perhaps surprising fact that the United States remains a robustly religious country, indeed the most devout of all the wealthy Western democracies.

Gadfly Bites 4/11/22—Consolidate! Consolidaaaate!!

Why yes, that is a Doctor Who/Dalek reference in the title of today’s clips. How astute of you to notice!

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.8.22

Ohio’s next state superintendent

Gadfly Bites 4/8/22—Google it

Gadfly Bites 4/6/22—Scraping the bottom: Plasma and PBS

Not much to talk about at all today; and what there is, well… Just take a look.

Testimony given on Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 240—4/5/22

NOTE: Today, members of the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on

The big blur: How to erase the boundaries between high school, college, and career

Over the last several years, cities and states across the nation have invested enormous amounts of time, money, and energy in public and private efforts aimed at increasing postsecondary attainment. Many initiatives have focused on removing barriers like cost.