Gadfly Bites 11/7/18 – What’s a humble clips compiler to do?
As all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.
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!
Not much in the way of education news in recent days. Wonder what else reporters are talking about?
Ohio’s news outlets have covered the debate over graduation requirements as if it were a burning problem that policymakers need to urgently “fix.” For instance, the local NPR affiliate headlined an article, “Ohio education panel still crafting long-term fix on graduation stan
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.
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.
Although 90 percent of American parents believe their children are performing at or above grade level; in reality two-thirds of U.S. teenagers are ill-prepared for college when they leave high school. A major reason for this enormous disconnect is grade inflation.
In our recent writings at the Ohio Gadfly, we’ve expressed dismay—sometimes outrage—at the education goings-on in the Buckeye State.
Dayton Daily News’ Jeremy Kelley is still interested in Ohio students’ showing on the ACT last year, as first reported last week.
COMPILER'S NOTE: Bites will be on vacation for a few days.
In August, the Ohio Department (ODE) of Education and the State Board of Education (SBOE) released their five-year strategic plan for education.
All of today’s news revolves around school districts operating under a declaration of academic distress and all that goes along with it.
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past educat
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
At this middle school in Dublin, Ohio,
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”.
Slim pickings for clips today. But at least one of them involves Fordham, so score!
In fashion these days are craft breweries, shabby-chic decor, and farm-to-fork restaurants. But what’ll get you a seat at the cool-kids table in the education world? At the top of the list is dismissing—or is it “dissing”?—standardized test scores. Just consider some of the latest reactions, fresh off the release of Ohio’s 2017–18 school report cards.
The Path Forward series in Dayton started in a new direction (but still forward of course!) on Sunday when
At this month’s meeting of the State Board of Education, members debated a draft proposal for a
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look