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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.6.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Kudos to education leaders in Dayton
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 9/6/24—Going down that road
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 9/4/24—Making moves
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Governance
A closer look at pandemic impacts on Ohio’s students with disabilities
To better serve Ohio students with disabilities, state and local leaders, lawmakers, and families need access to accurate and detailed information. We take a look at what is currently available and what more is needed.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.30.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Great start to the new year for charter schools across Ohio
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/30/24—Setting a sad standard
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/28/24—“It just never crossed my mind not to trust my educational system.”
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Accountability & Testing
Addressing pandemic learning loss (and then some) without breaking the bank
Ohio students have yet to fully recover from pandemic-era declines in achievement.
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Charter Schools
Gadfly Bites 8/26/24—School choice reportage
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Governance
Court cases shine light on state laws that obstruct effective school leadership
District leaders—from the board to superintendent to principal—are responsible to parents and communities for running schools that maintain high expectations and deliver results for students. To create these types of schools, they must be able to effectively manage staff.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.23.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Busing struggles for Columbus charter students
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/23/24—And also…Go RoboDawgs!
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Teachers & School Leaders
Four takeaways for Ohio leaders from the State of the Teacher Workforce
The Learning Policy Institute recently released The State of the Teacher Workforce, a state-by-state examination of factors impacting teacher supply and demand and student access to qualified educators.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/21/24—Unreadiness
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/19/24—The moral of the story today: Resolve your administrative issues, or else...
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.16.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Inaugural
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/16/24—Miles away
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Private School Choice
What’s next for private school choice in Ohio?
This is the sixth in a series in which I examine issues in K–12 education that Ohio leaders should tackle in the next biennial state budget.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/14/24—Take it from someone who knows
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Private School Choice
Take it from an Akron kid: Akron families deserve better from their school board
Earlier this summer, the Akron Public Schools (APS) board voted to become part of the statewide lawsuit seeking to dismantle Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program.
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Curriculum & Instruction
A limited examination of dual enrollment course structure and student outcomes
Dual enrollment (DE) is a catch-all term for the means by which students earn college credit while still in high school (or middle school). But that singular term covers a number of pathways with varying structures and delivery models. Do those differences impact student outcomes? And can program structure help ensure quality?
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/12/24—The other direction
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.9.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Probably not good news
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/9/24—Coming soon to a school district near you: Abacus rentals, delivered via dog cart. But only if you REALLY need one.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Besides core curricula, what is Ohio doing to advance the science of reading?
Ensuring rigorous implementation of the science of reading in Ohio's public schools is a heavy lift, but the payoff for success will be huge for students. Here's a look at three more important areas where implementation is underway.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/7/24—Bus stop/Bus go
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/5/24—Messy messaging
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Teachers & School Leaders
Addressing chronic absenteeism is another way Ohio policymakers can help improve teacher retention
In a recent piece, I examined how recommendations from the Let Teachers Teach workgroup in Louisiana could be applied in Ohio to help improve teacher retention. One recommendation stood out as something worthy of a closer look: addressing chronic absenteeism.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.2.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. New school year – pt. 1
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/2/24—Go out and share the good news…if you can find it
News stories featured in Gadfly Bites may require a paid subscription to read in full. Just sayin’. Final catch up after a busy post-vacation week. Today’s pieces cover 7/31 – 8/2/24.
