Gadfly Bites - 11/6/15
Dick Ross to retire, Youngstown mayor to appoint ADC member (but not himself)
Dick Ross to retire, Youngstown mayor to appoint ADC member (but not himself)
When is a pass-through not a pass-through?
Our own Jamie Davies O’Leary is front and center in the Enquirer with an opinion piece explaining why Ohio should not consider returning $71 million in recently-awarded federal Charter School Program (CSP) funds. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 11/3/15)
Inequitable distribution of resources and quality opportunities contribute to the achievement gap
Building evidence on a small scale to effect large-scale change
It’s already taken too long
Services and funding for gifted, special-needs students under the microscope in Ohio
Some months ago, we at the Thomas B.
The CREDO report on e-school performance release earlier this week continues to ripple through Ohio media outlets. Chad is quoted in Gongwer’s report from yesterday. "Ohio shouldn't back away from its disappointing NAEP results," he said.
Implications for education policy in Ohio
A brief look at our most recent Ohio Education Speakers Series event
Chad’s testimony earlier this week in front of the state board of education was covered, a bit belatedly, by Gongwer.
The ripples - and the hourly billings - related to the Youngstown Plan continue
Public remarks
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New study looks at pension plans as a vital part of teacher compensation
A look back at the federal Charter School Program in the Buckeye State
Ohio’s charter school sector has been a thorn in the side of the Buckeye State for far too long.
Charters getting better, charters "stealing" money, charters winning grants
The Ohio House and Senate each voted overwhelmingly this afternoon (October 7, 2015) to approve the report of the Conference Committee on House Bill 2 (HB 2).
What would happen if both sides of today’s education reform debate—the “public common school” crowd and the education reformers—got everything they wanted all at once? The newly released Student Success 2025 plan aims to envision just that for the state of Delaware.
Improving the lives of their students and their city