Gadfly Bites 11/12/18 – “The advantage of being in our neighborhood is tremendous”
We have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.
We have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans await the start of the new governor’s term in January, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead t
Extending the New Markets Tax Credit
Saying that right sizing schools and saving money is a “distraction” from trying to stave off a “state takeover”,
Earlier this week, Republican candidate and current Attorney General Mike DeWine won the Ohio gubernatorial election by 4.2 percentage points over Democratic challenger Richard Cordray.
As all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.
In case you didn’t know it, the brilliance of Fordham’s Chad Aldis knows no bounds. Earlier this week, he was in Indianapolis to give expert testimony regarding online schools to the Indiana Board of Education. Aldis unleashed!
A few weeks ago, officials at ACT released a report that breaks down the ACT test results of the 2018 graduating class.
Not much in the way of education news in recent days. Wonder what else reporters are talking about?
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to prohibit public-employee labor unions from collecting “agency” or “fair share” fees, overturning a 41-year-old precedent. At the time, the ruling in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31, was thought to have broad implications for education.
Not much to report today in proper education news, but most of what we have is decently good news. So there’s that.
KIPP Columbus hosts naturalization ceremony
It’s no secret that school attendance is a significant factor in student achievement. In elementary school, truancy can contribute to weaker math and reading skills that persist into later grades.
Martin Luther King III visits KIPP Columbus
In our recent writings at the Ohio Gadfly, we’ve expressed dismay—sometimes outrage—at the education goings-on in the Buckeye State.
Although ardent school choice supporters often argue that having options is an end in itself, the more pragmatic among us recognize that important real-life factors must be considered when describing the health of an area’s school choice landscape.
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute
Dayton Daily News’ Jeremy Kelley is still interested in Ohio students’ showing on the ACT last year, as first reported last week.
Are schools asking teachers to be superheros?
COMPILER'S NOTE: Bites will be on vacation for a few days.
All of today’s news revolves around school districts operating under a declaration of academic distress and all that goes along with it.
At this middle school in Dublin, Ohio,
Ohio’s charter school funding gap
NOTE: On September 14, 2018, Chad Aldis was invited to provide testimony to the Ohio Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
The topic of the week appears to be “state takeovers of school districts”.