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Leading the News: 25 Years of Education Coverage
The perception of our education system is largely reflected through local reporting
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Gadfly Bites - 7/1/15
Chad is quoted in a story on the stall in charter law reform in Ohio. The bill that was oh-so-close to passage earlier this week now appears to be delayed until at least September. (Columbus Dispatch, 7/1/15)
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ESA Wonkathon recap
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Diplomas Count 2015: Life After Special Education
Ohio-centric look at this year's annual graduation report
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Gadfly Bites - 6/29/15
Editorializing on the so-called “Youngstown Plan” – that is, a proposal to strengthen Ohio’s Academic Distress Commission protocols that is likely to be signed into law by the governor – began in earnest this weekend. You can find quick-hit blog posts both in Ohio and nationally.
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Gadfly Bites - 6/26/15
Most media discussion of legislative activity in Ohio is currently about the state budget, which faces a looming deadline by which it must be finished. But last night, House Bill 2 passed the Ohio Senate by a vote of 30-0.
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Sharpening the academic distress commission in Ohio
A proposed new tool to address persistent underperformance
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2015 Wonkathon: Who was the wisest wonk?
In Fordham’s second annual Wonkathon, fourteen wonks opined on education savings accounts:
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The Educator’s Dilemma: When and how schools should embrace poverty relief
Can non-academic supports increase academic achievement?
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Gadfly Bites - 6/17/15
Staying the course on charter law reform, Fordham reports in the news, and more
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Getting out of the way: A recap of Fordham’s deregulation event
Over the past year, Ohio legislators have been focusing on the state’s need to deregulate its education system. The Ohio Senate recently passed Senate Bill 3 (SB 3), legislation focused on deregulation and flexibility for high-performing districts.
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Announcing the Fordham Institute’s second annual Wonkathon. This year's topic: Education savings accounts
In 2014, we hosted our first-ever Wonkathon, which was dedicated to the subject of charter school policy.
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Foreword: Getting Out of the Way - Education Flexibility to Boost Innovation and Improvement in Ohio
Autonomy in exchange for honest-to-God accountability
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Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
Getting Out of the Way: Education Flexibility to Boost Innovation and Improvement in Ohio
For the past year, Ohio policymakers have been grappling with the issue of deregulating public schools. But what does deregulation mean--and how should policymakers go about doing it?
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Gadfly Bites - 6/10/15
More charter sponsors rated, charter management in flux, and the slippery slope of cursive writing
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Does teacher licensure matter?
How the push for education deregulation in Ohio could affect licensure
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Startup Teacher Education: A Fresh Take on Teacher Credentialing
Allowing innovative schools to train their own teachers, untainted by ed school. Jessica Poiner
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