Leading the News: 25 Years of Education Coverage

The perception of our education system is largely reflected through local reporting

Gadfly Bites - 7/1/15

Chad is quoted in a story on the stall in charter law reform in Ohio. The bill that was oh-so-close to passage earlier this week now appears to be delayed until at least September. (Columbus Dispatch, 7/1/15)

ESA Wonkathon recap

Diplomas Count 2015: Life After Special Education

Ohio-centric look at this year's annual graduation report

The state of district reform in Ohio—yesterday, today, and tomorrow

New moves in an old dance

Gadfly Bites - 6/29/15

Editorializing on the so-called “Youngstown Plan” – that is, a proposal to strengthen Ohio’s Academic Distress Commission protocols that is likely to be signed into law by the governor – began in earnest this weekend. You can find quick-hit blog posts both in Ohio and nationally.

Career and technical education in Ohio: An overview

Is CTE a new pathway to the middle class?

Gadfly Bites - 6/26/15

Most media discussion of legislative activity in Ohio is currently about the state budget, which faces a looming deadline by which it must be finished. But last night, House Bill 2 passed the Ohio Senate by a vote of 30-0.

Cami Anderson calls it a day

The Education Gadfly

Sharpening the academic distress commission in Ohio

A proposed new tool to address persistent underperformance

Gadfly Bites - 6/24/15

Legislative drama over PARCC, school funding, and academic distress

2015 Wonkathon: Who was the wisest wonk?

In Fordham’s second annual Wonkathon, fourteen wonks opined on education savings accounts:

Gadfly Bites - 6/22/15

Open enrollment questions, good schools in Cleveland, and more

The Educator’s Dilemma: When and how schools should embrace poverty relief

Can non-academic supports increase academic achievement?

Gadfly Bites - 6/19/15

Deregulation, sponsor quality, teacher evaluation data, and lots more

Save our stats! Researchers use data to improve schools

The Education Gadfly

Gadfly Bites - 6/17/15

Staying the course on charter law reform, Fordham reports in the news, and more

Getting out of the way: A recap of Fordham’s deregulation event

Over the past year, Ohio legislators have been focusing on the state’s need to deregulate its education system. The Ohio Senate recently passed Senate Bill 3 (SB 3), legislation focused on deregulation and flexibility for high-performing districts.

Gadfly Bites - 6/15/15

Getting to the details of charter sponsor evaluation in Ohio

Gadfly Bites - 6/12/15

Getting out of the way, cancelling innovation, CTE wins, and more

Announcing the Fordham Institute’s second annual Wonkathon. This year's topic: Education savings accounts

In 2014, we hosted our first-ever Wonkathon, which was dedicated to the subject of charter school policy.

Foreword: Getting Out of the Way - Education Flexibility to Boost Innovation and Improvement in Ohio

Autonomy in exchange for honest-to-God accountability

Juking high school graduation stats

The Education Gadfly

Gadfly Bites - 6/10/15

More charter sponsors rated, charter management in flux, and the slippery slope of cursive writing

Does teacher licensure matter?

How the push for education deregulation in Ohio could affect licensure

Startup Teacher Education: A Fresh Take on Teacher Credentialing

Allowing innovative schools to train their own teachers, untainted by ed school. Jessica Poiner

Gadfly Bites - 6/8/15

Fine-tuning the Retroactive Regret-o-Meter

Gadfly Bites - 6/5/15

A super smart kiddo, plucky theatre kids, charter school drama, and more

Pattern of strengthening charter school oversight continues

A new sheriff on the road to redemption

Gadfly Bites - 6/3/15

Charter law reform in Ohio gets yet another editorial boost and yet another case study