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Gadfly Bites - 4/22/15
Charter law reform, performance audit disbelief, the post-5-of-8 world, and more
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Charter Schools
“The oversight of charter schools Ohio desperately needs”
The Ohio Senate takes a strong stand on charter law reform
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Charter Schools
“That’s not how this works!”- correcting the rhetoric around public charter schools
Misunderstanding or misleading?
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Curriculum & Instruction
National Board Certification and Teacher Effectiveness: Evidence from Washington
Are National Board Certified Teachers more effective than their non-certified counterparts?
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Gadfly Bites - 4/17/15
Charter law reform IS the real deal in Ohio, PARCC-blocking, prom-blocking, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 4/15/15
State Board of Ed news, Ohio House news, and a Dayton news and opinion roundup
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Gadfly Bites - 4/13/15
Count Week RIP, academic monitors begin work in Lorain, 5 of 8 Rule RIP?, and more
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Accountability & Testing
Should districts get rid of middle schools?
Does middle school really stink?
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Curriculum & Instruction, Accountability & Testing
The promise of mastery grading (continued)
Pros and cons of mastery-based education
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Baby steps in deregulation
Red tape stifles innovation and dynamism; can it be lessened for high-flying public schools in Ohio?
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Charter Schools
Anecdotal evidence of the effects of competition on school districts in Ohio
School choice abounds; how are Ohio schools responding?
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Gadfly Bites - 4/3/15
Innovations for students in Columbus and Marion, efforts to minimize suspensions in Akron, and more
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Accountability & Testing
How to fix teacher evaluations
Ohio can learn an important lesson on teacher evaluation without descending into the same fight going on in New York
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Gadfly Bites - 3/30/15
There was some opining on House Bill 2 this weekend. That’s the first of the charter law reform bills introduced in the 131st General Assembly, which passed both the education committee and the full House last week.
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Charter Schools
Finding Space: Charter Schools in District-Owned Facilities
How other states treat charter school leases can be instructive for Ohio
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Gadfly Bites - 3/27/15
Charter law reform takes a giant step forward in Ohio, Youngstown continues to regress, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 3/25/15
Charter law reform from all angles, school funding, and a venerable arts school retrenches
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Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
Accountability in Private School Choice Programs
Every state is different, for better or worse
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Gadfly Bites - 3/23/15
Charter law reform, the importance of career tech, Kagan Learning success, and more
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Charter Schools
Fordham Foundation receives “Exemplary” rating for charter-school sponsorship
Reaction to "exemplary" rating as charter school sponsor.
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Charter Schools
Is a boarding school for at-risk youth coming to Ohio?
Residential schooling would be a welcome addition to the choice landscape