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Gadfly Bites - 12/31/14
Successful supports for at-risk students, when audit reports turn smarmy, and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/29/14
An editorial on charter law reform, an editorial in support of Common Core, and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/23/14
Academic distress, tired charter school rhetoric, and a puzzling "pep rally"
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Charter Schools
New research on Ohio charter quality and policy makes headlines, creating consensus that change is needed
Ohio on the cusp of big changes to charter school law
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Gadfly Bites - 12/22/14
Calls for charter changes in Ohio draw kudos, another charter to get local funds in Cleveland, and more.
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Charter Schools
Ohio problems, Ohio solutions
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at Bellwether Education Partners' Ahead of the Herd blog.
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Charter Schools
Stuck inside of Cleveland with the Buckeye Blues again
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in slightly different form at the Chartering Quality blog.
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Gadfly Bites - 12/18/14
Rational "5 of 8" discussion, Cleveland Scholarship Program news, and payroll woes for one troubled district.
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Charter Schools
The Road to Redemption: Ten Policy Recommendations for Ohio's Charter School Sector
Fixing Ohio’s charter law is a difficult, but necessary task. Chad L. Aldis and Aaron Churchill
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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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Charter Schools, Governance
The Road to Redemption: Ten Policy Recommendations for Ohio's Charter School Sector
Latest report from Bellwether Education Partners.
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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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Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools
Charter School Performance in Ohio
Charter schools are quickly becoming a defining feature of Ohio’s public-education landscape, educating over 120,000 children statewide. The “theory of action” behind charters is fairly simple.
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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.