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Gadfly Bites - 9/16/14
More report card analysis, some condescension, tall ships, and no Common Core.
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Gadfly Bites - 9/15/14
Report cards, investigative journalism, and the joys of teaching ELA in the era of Common Core.
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Accountability & Testing
A first-look at student performance on Ohio state exams from 2013-14
A quick first look at the trove of new performance data from around Ohio.
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Gadfly Bites - 9/12/14
Terrible charter authorization practices exemplified, state report cards, and boring testimony.
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Gadfly Bites - 9/9/14
Student directory information, strike notice, school spending, and what do I care about Common Core?
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Gadfly Bites - 9/5/14
Scientific Reynoldsbu?rgians, the future of Common Core repeal in Ohio, and counterint?uition.
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Gadfly Bites - 9/4/14
Yet more Common Core hearings, editoriali?zing, and putting students ahead of paperwork for goodness' sake!
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Gadfly Bites - 9/3/14
Registration woes in Mansfield, district boundaries in Stark County, pre-K and charter schools, and more.
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Standards, Accountability & Testing
Effort to repeal Common Core leaves Ohio school board member “baffled”
Worthington school board member’s testimony in support of Common Core
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Accountability & Testing
The Condition of College & Career Readiness
We take a look at a new report on college and career readiness as measured by ACT test scores.
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Charter Schools
The saga of VLT Academy continues
Supporting parents and students must be uppermost in any discussion of charter school authorization reform in Ohio. So far, their concerns seem to be last in consideration.
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Gadfly Bites - 9/2/14
The state of play in Ohio K-12 education, more Common Core, and back-to-school for charters too.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/29/14
Spotlight on Youngstown, standards review panels, and what the heck is an ESC?
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Accountability & Testing
Failing schools, or failing to consider multiple indicators?
Achievement ratings alone don’t tell the whole story of a school.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/28/14
Business leaders testify on Common Core,ODE takes another stand against bad charter authorizing, and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/27/14
Week 2 of Common Core repeal hearings, wraparound services, "intestinal fortitude", and more
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Standards
The problems with House Bill 597
Part Two of our analysis of the problems with the latest legislative assault on Common Core in Ohio.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/26/14
The sunshine dims a bit from yesterday, Common Core repeal should "die on the legislativ?e vine", and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/22/14
The Cleveland Plan, the political nature of Common Core repeal, crappy copiers, and more
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Standards
Pulling an Indiana: How House Bill 597 mimics the Common Core
Think we're getting something new from HB597? Think again.
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Gadfly Bites - 8/19/14
Why yes there are Common Core repeal hearings in Ohio this week, why do you ask?
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A lesson in language
Three phrases whose use stands in the way of meaningful discussion on education reform.
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The Hidden Half: School Employees Who Don’t Teach
Checking out the Ohio connection in Fordham's latest national report.