How to improve Ohio’s academic distress commissions
Aaron ChurchillJeremy Kelley of the Dayton Daily News
Policy Brief: Ohio Community School Governance
Jessica PoinerA thorough overview of Ohio's charter/community school governance framework
Weakening graduation standards hurts students in the long run
Jessica PoinerIn early February, Chalkbeat published an analysis of New York City’s graduation rate, which rose to nearly 76 percent in 2018—a 1.7 percent increas
Gadfly Bites 2/22/19 – What is the early bird to do if the worm doesn’t show up?
Jeff MurrayEditors in Columbus opined yesterday on at least part of the findings in the latest CREDO study of charter school performance in Ohio.
Gadfly Bites 2/20/19 – Some things considered
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, researchers
Gadfly Bites 2/18/19 – You are Here
Jeff MurrayAt least one district treasurer in Butler County finds the biennial state budget process “complicated and scary”.
No, Ohio shouldn’t give up on its academic distress commissions
Aaron ChurchillAuthorized in 2005, Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) are the state’s mechanism for int
Gadfly Bites 2/15/19 – Perhaps deconstruction is the sincerest form of flattery
Jeff MurrayIn case you haven’t been following it (and who can blame you with everything else going on here?), a battle royale has been raging in neighboring West Virg
Ohio Education By the Numbers—2019 Edition
Aaron Churchill"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." -- Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. That sentiment has never been more profound and applicable than it is today.
Gadfly Bites 2/11/19 – The other shoe
Jeff MurrayThe Path Forward series returns to the pages of Dayton Daily News, chronicling the efforts of Dayton City Schools to avoid state takeover start serv
Gadfly Bites 2/8/19 – Thus bud’s for you…maybe
Jeff MurrayWe told you a while back about a Toledo native and “herbal entrepreneur” (shall we say) who says
Gadfly Bites 2/6/19 – Learning called off on account of snow
Jeff MurrayThis week’s Dayton City Schools board meeting was supposed to be about reading and reviewing a draft strategic plan for future awesomeness.
Gadfly Bites 2/4/19 – What does a “D” taste like exactly?
Jeff MurrayThe Speaker of the Ohio House held an (extremely) informal presser late last week, talking about his priorities for the new General Assembly session.
Gadfly Bites 2/1/19 – The “no time to be clever” edition
Jeff MurrayCompiler’s note: The hellacious weather around here has destroyed my productivity this week so today you lucky lucky subscribers (I love all five of you—truly) will get to see behind the scenes of what I laughingly call my “process”. Below is simply the list of clips I’ve got for you today, with a couple of words to denote why it’s interesting/important/worth clipping.