Gadfly Bites 1/30/19 – “We routinely talk about how we can impact our students and their learning experiences.” OK. But what, exactly, do you DO?
Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, t
Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, t
With popular, bipartisan support, career-and-technical education (CTE) is being embraced by policymakers across the
During his inauguration in early January, Governor Mike DeWine spoke of his desire to use education to improve Ohio. “Education is the key to equality and the key to opportunity,” he said.
Our own Aaron Churchill had an op-ed in the Di
New report on Ohio charter school funding
We start today with further praise for the Say Yes to Education program
NOTE: On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, we released a report entitled Shortchanging Ohio’s charter students: An analysis of charter funding in fiscal years 2015–17. This is an abridged version of the report’s introduction and conclusion.
All students deserve equal access to an excellent K–12 education. The quality of their educational opportunities shouldn’t hinge on zip codes, family backgrounds, or the type of school they attend.
Lower state report card grades open the door for more charters and vouchers
When I was in school, a B- grade was nothing to rest upon.
We start today with sad (ish) news.
Each year, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) releases a “challenged district list.” The list, based on criteria outlined in state law, determines in which of the s
Automatic charter closure questioned
Here are two variations of how Lorain City Schools CEO’s first Town Hall meeting of 2019 went. They are somewhat different in tone and content.
In Ohio and across the nation, policymakers are contemplating sizeable increases to public outlays for early childhood programs, including ex
With Ohio’s safe harbor provisions now in the rearview mirror, formal consequences for poor school ratings have reemerged.
While I like the sentiment of course, this brief
Ohio teacher shares her experience with online teaching
A belated happy new year to all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers! At last, we’re catching up to all of the exciting education news clips so far in 2019. As with our 2018 wrap up, these clips are mainly presented in chronological order rather than organized to tell a story.
In 2015, Ohio imported a successful program used to help community college students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system persist in school and complete a degree in three years or less.
Like the roller-coasters at Cedar Point, the past year had its highs and lows.
Some have said that we’ve reached the end of education policy, but that seems to be far from the case in Ohio.