While Gadfly has been sunning its wings in the summer sun, we have been hard at work pulling together the latest education policy papers and reports. We're pleased to bring you this special issue of the Ohio Education Gadfly with recommendations for your end-of-summer reading list.
With a financial squeeze ('strangle hold' might actually be more accurate) on the horizon for Ohio, voters are eager to hear how soon-to-be elected officials will handle the state's mammoth budget hole.
Fordham and AEI are teaming up on an exciting new event entitled, “A Penny Saved: How Schools and Districts Can Tighten Their Belts While Serving Students Better.” An all-day conference on January 11, 2010 at the world-famous Mayflower Hotel, this will b
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 y
Ohio recently announced the 42 schools who won School Improvement Grants (SIGs) to fund efforts to turn themselves around. …the vast majority of schools opted for the transformation model….
In Fordham’s customary role as a bumptious ed-reform think tank and advocacy shop, it’s unusual to engage in the real work of transforming schools and educating children.
Teacher layoffs are a hot topic nowadays, as are the dire warnings about what will happen if teachers are let go. When Cleveland’s board voted to lay off 545 teachers to balance that district’s budget, the union warned of class sizes topping 45 students per teacher (don’t w
"It's frustrating to be a charter-school supporter in the Buckeye State. Charter performance in Ohio is, overall, barely equal and too often inferior to that of the district schools with which they compete...." Read it here.
Earlier this year the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center garnered attention from both gubernatorial
The other day the Columbus Dispatch ran an article assessing Gov.
For the first time since its inception five years ago, Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship program (the state’s targeted school voucher program) has reached its legal m
While Andy grows increasingly pessimistic about the education stimulus, I am starting to see some more reasons for hope.
Here we go again. As Politics K-12 reports, the Administration is foreshadowing a second stimulus package, this one likely to focus on bailing out local and state governments, including and especially public school systems.
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's office recently shared his "Roadmap for Academic Reforms," which appears to be the forerunner or prelude to the governor's long-awaited plan for renewing and strengthening K-12 education in Ohio.
Ohio education policymakers seem to have a split personality when it comes to what they say they care about and what they fund.
Imagine, you have been laid off and you can't find another job earning anywhere close to what you were making. Your savings have been decimated by the disaster on Wall Street. You may be renting now that you lost your home. Maybe your pension is a lot less, too. That's an all-too-familiar scenario already.
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.
The Core Knowledge Foundation (CKF) in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by E. D. Hirsch, Jr., seeks an Executive Director. The Foundation staff currently numbers 20, and its annual operating budget is approximately $1.7 million.
The Ohio Senate is contemplating a risky jump onto the 21st Century skills bandwagon.
There have been big changes in Ohio's education landscape over the past several years, and the flurry of activity won't be slowing in 2006. So, what's in the crystal ball for the upcoming year in education, and how will it affect you? Gadfly presents four education issues to keep an eye on this year.1. Increased accountability for charter schools and their sponsors
As a charter (aka community) school sponsor in Ohio, the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation joins with schools to affirm a relentless commitment to high expectations for all children, accountability for academic results, transparency and organizational integrity, while freeing the schools to operate with minimal red tape. Sounds like your charter school?
This week, Mike and Rick discuss teacher residencies, affirmative action, and their newfound relationship with the NEA. We have an interview with a famous international journalist who talks about the American PISA fracas, and Education News of the Weird is like a light swat to the head.
In a bold—and dare I say inspiring—op-ed that appeared in last Sunday’s Washington Post, 16 school district leaders share a manifesto on “how to fix our schools.” The 16 leaders are responsible for educating nearly 2.5 million children and represent a cross-s
K12 (www.k12.com), a new Internet education company led by William J. Bennett, has recently partnered with virtual charter schools in Texas and Colorado and now seeks talented, qualified school administrators and teachers in those states. Interested persons should send their resumes to Ann Hoch at [email protected].
Do you have a passion for improving education and a sense of humor? Are you hard-working and cheerful? Are you interested in being part of a fast-paced, demanding, and rewarding environment?
The well-regarded Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) seeks outstanding educators to join the staff at existing KIPP Schools and to start and lead new KIPP Schools across the country. To date, KIPP has opened 38 schools in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
If we find them, we will come. KIPP hopes to open schools in the Buckeye State and elsewhere in 2006. This highly regarded organization is also looking for outstanding educators to join existing KIPP schools. To date, KIPP has opened 38 schools in 15 states and the District of Columbia.
In case you didn't hear, we're throwing a party at our new offices and you're invited. It's Wednesday, February 6th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. We're hosting a Fordham open house (at 1016 16th St.
This conversation about churches authorizing charter schools has raised my hackles.
Ohio has long been known as the cradle of presidents. The Buckeye State has seen eight of its sons serve as the nation's top executive. More recently Ohio has been the incubator of education reformers.
