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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
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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