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Charter Schools
The Road to Redemption: Foreword
Setting out the case for ten policy recommendations to improve the quality of Ohio's charter school sector.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/16/14
Improving charter quality in Ohio, teacher commentary pieces, and more on non-chartered schools.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/15/14
Even more on charter quality, digging into Ohio's "08" schools, and more Straight-A funding please.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/12/14
Men of Color initiative in Dayton, an inspiring young man of color in Lima, and "Why so nervous, Columbus Schools?"
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Gadfly Bites - 12/10/14
CREDO's report on charter quality in Ohio, "5 of 8", and outsourcing substitutes in Dayton.
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Charter Schools
CREDO issues another reality check for Ohio charters
An important new look at charter school quality in Ohio.
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Abandon the lockstep teacher-salary schedules
Ohio's law-bound teacher salary schedule needs to go for the benefit of teachers and their students.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/9/14
"5 of 8" rule updates and a reporter goes back to school in search of Common Core.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/8/14
Complicated school funding issues, complicated school data issues, the return of "5 of 8" drama, and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/5/14
College advisers in every high school; a 4-district high school merger; and if charters can do it, districts can too
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Gadfly Bites - 12/4/14
Parent non-trigger in Columbus, the "5 of 8" non-trust factor, and non-outrage over school recruiting.
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Does Reading During the Summer Build Reading Skills? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in 463 Classrooms
Yes and no. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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Better data, better decisions: Informing school choosers to improve education markets
Demand is just as important as supply. Robert Pondiscio
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Gadfly Bites - 12/3/14
PARCC testing in Ohio, teacher pay in the spotlight, and is Common Core antithetical to Catholic education?
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Gadfly Bites - 12/2/14
Reporters affiliated with the Plain Dealer have fanned out across Northeast Ohio to interview 25 district superintendents in some depth. The individual pieces are available via the PD’s website, but here is the overview that opened the interview series, focusing on money.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/1/14
Lame duck leftovers, our sponsorship annual report, and Columbus City Schools' budget gets a closer look
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Gadfly Bites - 11/26/14
We’ll start today with an item that is only tangentially related to education. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman announced yesterday that he would not seek a fifth term as mayor.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/25/14
Straight A Fund project update, extolling the Peterson Scholarship, and school boundary awkwardness in Columbus.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/24/14
Teacher pay requirements in state law, value-add calculations, and "right-sizing" school districts
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Gadfly Bites - 11/21/14
Testing time-limit bill passes the House, 2 Ohio districts praised for online learning efforts, and What Up, Monroe?
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Gadfly Bites - 11/20/14
Kasich on Common Core at crunch time, keeping an eye on third grade readers, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 11/19/14
A sticky record retention problem, church/state (non)separation, charter school pipelines, and more
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Charter Schools
School-choice lessons emerge from two different educational crises
Good school choice practices emerge from a charter school crisis in Indianapolis.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/18/14
Testing time limits, more Common Core radio, teacher prep programs, and What Up Ashtabula!