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Brilliant quote on what's wrong with Ohio's school turnaround approach

This week Terry and I blogged about one Ohio middle school (the worst in the en

Ohio higher-ed opportunities that won't break the bank

Rising college tuition got you down? School Choice Ohio (SCO) is here to help.

Re: Worst middle school in Ohio will turn itself around?

Jamie's post questioning Ohio's worst middle school's plans to turn itself around prompted me to go back and re-read a pi

Education experts share cost savings suggestions with Ohioans

Spending on K-12 education has increased continuously over the last several decades, while achievement remains flat (see Terry's piece in the Ohio Gadfly today for several graphs depicting this frustrating disconnect).

85,000 students eligible for Ohio's EdChoice Scholarship

This summer it became evident that Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship (a statewide voucher program for students in low-performing schools) would reach its cap and students would be waitlisted.

Is teacher performance data ready for primetime in Ohio?

The Los Angeles Times brought the concept of value-added education data front and center before the public when it conducted an analysis of teachers’ value-added scores in that city, and then published the findings – complete with teachers’ names attached – on its website.

Ohio survey says? People want better weather?

Yesterday both the Plain Dealer and Columbus Dispatch ran results from the Ohio Newspaper Poll, which included several questions on O

85,000 students eligible for Ohio's EdChoice scholarship (voucher)

This summer it became evident that Ohio's EdChoice Scholarship (a statewide voucher program for students in low-performing schools) would reach its cap and students would be waitlisted.

Don't miss today's Ohio Education Gadfly

This week's Ohio Education Gadfly takes on the issue of charter school quality in Ohio. With 40 new charters opening this year (twice that of previous years) and eight of them ?drop back in?

Also running in place - Ohio's e-school performance

We’ve written about the stagnant academic achievement in reading and math of Ohio’s urban schools, both district and charter.  Proficiency rates in the state’s major cities haven’t improved in the past five years, despite heaps of money and e

New book and upcoming Ohio event on Stretching the School Dollar

Vigilant stakeholders must hold Ohio to its Race to the Top data promises

Ohio has committed to use part of its Race to the Top winnings to develop robust teacher evaluations, inform HR decisions, accelerate student academic growth reporting, and improve access to student data ??? in part using value-added data.

Main Street subsidizes Easy Street

Pensions: The next populist movement?

Ohio districts smart to sock away Edujobs funding

The superintendent of Ohio's largest school district is recommending that her school board sock away its $7.9 million in ???Edujobs??? funding in preparation for what is sure to be a tough budget next year.??

Bright spots in Ohio's urban education: 16 high-performing schools

Each year the Fordham Institute's Ohio team analyzes the academic performance of schools in Ohio's Big 8 cities (the largest eight urban districts).

Finally, some straight talk on the achievement gap

Let's start rooting for all groups of students to do better

Dear Ohio,

I've always been your ardent defender. I buy peanut butter buckeye candy for people out of state and I have a t-shirt with a red outline of you that says ?Midwest is Best.? And I really believe it.

Also running in place ??? Ohio's e-school performance

Yesterday, Terry wrote about the stagnant academic achievement in reading and math of Ohio's urban schools, both district and charter.??

Running in place ??? Ohio's reading and math scores stagnate

Ohio's schools have been in a perpetual state of reform since the late 1990s.

What a show: Ohio leapfrogged Louisiana in the presentation round

Everyone knows that Ohio's Race to the Top victory came at the expense of New Jersey, which lost a crucial five points (and thus the competition) because of a ?clerical error.?

This week's Ohio Gadfly keeps it real

In this week's Ohio Education Gadfly, the Fordham Ohio team weighs in on several controversial national debates and brings a thoughtful perspective to each.

College outlook not bright for Ohio grads, says ACT report

The vast majority of Ohio high school graduates are not ready for college, according to a new report from ACT.

Tackling the Yo-Yo effect: Improving Ohio's value-added model

Ohio has made adjustments to its value-added model ahead of the release of 2009-10 school performance data next Friday.

Ohio districts that have grown in poverty are holding steady on achievement (true story)

If you work in the K-12 education orbit ? or anywhere even near it ? you've heard this argument before: Increasing numbers of poor students in a school or a district over time will negatively impact overall performance.

Bailing out districts with a teacup

Turns out Lehman Brothers and the rest of Wall Street weren’t the only ones to make risky and complex financial deals in the waning days of the credit bubble. Denver Public Schools entered into one such arrangement in April 2008 to close a $400 million gap in its pension obligations to teachers.

Ohio Education Gadfly is back from vacation

Fordham Ohio stayed busy in July with lots of special edition Gadflies, but the good ole regular edition is back in full swing t

Ohioans respond to ?Ohio's Education Reform Challenges?

This morning Checker and Terry had two conversations with Ohioans about Fordham's latest book, Ohio's Education Reform Challenges, a memoir of Fordham's experience as an authorizer of charter schools in Ohio, its history in fighting on behalf of families and kids in Dayton (and ac

Ohioans respond to ?Ohio's Education Reform Challenges?

This morning Checker and Terry had two conversations with Ohioans about Fordham's latest book, Ohio's Education Reform Challenges, a memoir of Fordham's experience as an authorizer of charter schools in Ohio, its history in fighting on behalf of families and kids in Dayton (and ac

How top-heavy are Ohio's school districts?

Earlier this year the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center garnered attention from both

Hundreds of Ohio students on EdChoice Scholarship (voucher) waiting list

Since its creation in 2005, Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship Program – which grants $4,250 or $5,000 to students attending the state’s worst schools to attend the private school of their choice – has provided scholarships to all e