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Gadfly Bites - 2/20/15
What does it mean to align curriculum to standards, who are the Akron PeaceMakers, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 2/18/15
What the state budget may hold for charter schools, education/transportation, more
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Gadfly Bites - 2/17/15
Teacher success connected to teacher prep, dual enrollment, and Chad is everywhere
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Charter Schools
Opportunity to help transform and accelerate education outcomes in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Schools Accelerator seeks CEO
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Gadfly Bites - 2/13/15
He said/she said on the education budget and another Research Bites look at science proficiency
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Gadfly Bites - 2/12/15
Wide support for charter reform, Common Core success in Hudson, transportation audits, more
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The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them
College is only worth it if you graduate. Michelle Lerner
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Gadfly Bites - 2/11/15
Opining on the governor's K-12 budget, PARCC safe harbor, "listen to the teachers", and more
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Charter Schools
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Proponent Testimony on Ohio House Bill 2
Chad's written testimony, delivered Feb 11, 2015.
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Gadfly Bites - 2/10/15
"Rock star" teacher leaving her gig, parents in schools, corporations in schools, more
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Charter Schools
The rating system at the heart of Kasich’s charter school reforms
Inside Ohio’s new Quality Sponsor Practices Review (QSPR)
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Curriculum & Instruction, Accountability & Testing
When the stakes get high, the politics shouldn’t get soft
An argument against watering down testing and accountability
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Charter Schools
Cheers and Jeers for February 9, 2015
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news
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Gadfly Bites - 2/9/15
Sponsor-centric charter reform, retaining the voucher-eligible, and science proficiency among low-income students
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Charter Schools
Media Alert: Fordham Institute’s response to Governor Kasich’s new budget
Governor Kasich released his FY 16-17 biennial budget today. True to his word, Kasich featured charter school reforms prominently, with a focus on improving sponsor quality, eliminating conflicts of interest, and addressing some of the funding inequities that plague charter schools.
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Accountability & Testing
Research Bites - 2/2/15
Looking at the state of education in Ohio’s State of the State cities
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Gadfly Bites - 2/2/15
Charter school bill, charters in the budget, EdChoice applications, and much more.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/30/15
Opining on HB 2 begins, replacing the FRPL indicator, Austintown v Youngstown, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 1/29/15
House tackles charter law, Senate tackles testing, Toledo tackles Kindergarten readiness, more
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Who Enters Teaching? Encouraging Evidence That the Status of Teaching Is Improving
In New York, smart teacher-training policies led to universal improvement. Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D.
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Doing the Math on Teacher Pensions: How to Protect Teachers and Taxpayers
Stop robbing the piggy bank, politicos. Kevin Mahnken
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Preparing for a Renaissance in Assessment
Quality is still paramount in the new world of computerized testing. Victoria Sears
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Gadfly Bites - 1/28/15
It took a few days, but newspaper editors have finally started taking note of the state auditor’s report on charter school attendance.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/27/15
"Government schools", a Straight A Fund project, the end of disagreement on Common Core, and more