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Gadfly Bites - 11/14/14
Sausage making in the legislature, rankling education traditionalists, and more
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Accountability & Testing
Why legislators should slow-walk demands to limit Ohio’s state tests
Rushing to find a solution could swing the pendulum too far the other way
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Gadfly Bites - 11/12/14
State board of ed drama, an editorial two-fer, and camping out for school choice.
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State board makes right call on non-teacher staffing ratios
Only you can prevent internet firestorms
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Gadfly Bites - 11/11/14
One reluctant cheerleader, a gaggle of overheated carpetbaggers, and "a bundle of science" comes to Dayton.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/7/14
So we noted the AP’s somewhat nonsensical coverage yesterday of the HB 597 committee vote on Common Core repeal, but that wasn’t enough for us. We decided to reach out and try to help clear up misinformation and answer questions. This is the result.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/6/14
Common Core repeal voted out of committee, more consolidation drama, and charter closure practices
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Timing and Turnout: How Off-Cycle Elections Favor Organized Groups
Democracy in action or a power grab? John Elkins
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Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools
Joel Klein’s tenure in Gotham is already up for reappraisal. Megan Lail
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Gadfly Bites - 11/4/14
Change of tack on Common Core, labor negotiations update, and more intestinal fortitude in Youngstown
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Accountability & Testing
Next-generation teacher evaluations: Are they living up to expectations?
Early results say no. Chad Aldis
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Accountability & Testing
Science and social studies: To test or not to test
Data and policy options for stakeholders in Ohio
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Charter Schools
2014 Charter School Facility Finance Landscape
The ins and outs of financing charter school facilities.
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Gadfly Bites - 11/3/14
A special ed deep dive in Stark County, charter school successes, and be careful what you wish for.
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Gadfly Bites - 10/31/14
District merger update, how (not) to sell an old school building, and the Good Mathkeeping Seal of Approval.
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Gadfly Bites - 10/30/14
Not sure if it’s the impending arrival of Halloween or of next week’s election that is curtailing the education news stories (two very different versions of trick or treat there), but for whatever reason, there’s not much to report on today. But let’s make the most out of what we have, shall we?
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The Character Factor: Measures and Impact of Drive and Prudence
More character ed? Wouldn't be prudent. Robert Pondiscio
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Teacher Preparation Policies and Their Effects on Student Achievement
Judging individual teachers is easier than judging the programs that prepare them. Dara Zeehandelaar
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Gadfly Bites - 10/29/14
Closing down open enrollment, hate the standards AND the test, dual enrollment success, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 10/28/14
Arne Duncan in Columbus, small cities solving big-city problems, and Not This Again?!
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Columbus school-improvement “plans” require massive repair
Parents in Columbus need lots of information to make Ohio's "parent trigger" law truly helpful.