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Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Testimony on Ohio House Bill 64
Chad's written testimony, delivered March 19, 2015.
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Charter Schools
Gadfly Bites - 3/16/15
Responses to charter school competition vary greatly in Akron, Toledo
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Gadfly Bites - 3/13/15
Some let the status quo roll on while others change change the narrative powerfully.
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Gadfly Bites - 3/11/15
Curator’s Note: Gadfly Bites will be off tomorrow, returning on March 13 to begin a new Monday, Wednesday, Friday publication schedule.
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Charter Schools
Ohio has much to cheer for: The five best things in education today
On the brighter side
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Accountability & Testing
Common Core: A look at how Kentucky made it work
Looking across the river in search of lessons for Ohio
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Ohio Education Speakers Series event: teacher evaluations
When, how, and how much should teachers be evaluated?
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Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
Cheers and Jeers for March 9, 2015
The best and the worst of recent education news
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Gadfly Bites - 3/9/15
Unionizing (good) charters, changing Ohio's school funding formula (or not), and more
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Gadfly Bites - 3/5/15
Yost gives his unique take on charter law reform; Ohio Senate creates "rockstar" advisory panel on testing
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Gadfly Bites - 3/4/15
Petrilli on opting out, the ABJ on open enrollment, and innovative dry-erase tables
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Gadfly Bites - 2/27/15
The value of standardized testing, begging for a state takeover, school funding beyond the Big 8, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 2/26/15
Defining high performers, celebrating Watch DOGS, checking out opportunity in Akron, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 2/25/15
Sad Game Show edition: Opt-out "consequences", "If This Were a Charter School...", and "What's Your Mandate Anyway?"
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Gadfly Bites - 2/24/15
Walk-through diagnostics for classrooms, budget cutting woes, a Research Bite on 30 years of school funding, and more
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School funding: Use reason, not rhetoric
Dissecting proposed changes to Ohio's school funding formula
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Principal leadership development: Can we do better?
Is one pathway to principalship better than another?
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Ohio’s Teacher Evaluation System (OTES): Early results
Not enough teachers rated Accomplished or too many?
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Doing the Math on Teacher Pensions: How to Protect Teachers and Taxpayers
Looking at teacher pension programs across the country
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Charter Schools
School Closings in Chicago: Understanding Families’ Choices and Constraints for New School Enrollment
What happens to students after their schools close?
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Charter Schools
Cheers and Jeers for February 23, 2015
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news
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Gadfly Bites - 2/23/15
The State Auditor's perspective on charter law reform, PARCC testing, and the 5 of 8 rule