Gadfly Bites 6/28/19 – Which is it?
Following on with our theme from yesterday, little birdies in the Statehouse are apparently suggesting that changes to the state’s intervention efforts int
Following on with our theme from yesterday, little birdies in the Statehouse are apparently suggesting that changes to the state’s intervention efforts int
Real estate agents to the rescue?
While our clips have in the last several weeks focused heavily on the state budget process, it is only now at the end where the plaintive cries of “But Ohi
Happy Monday! We start today with the topic of charter school funding.
For prosperous families, the universe of K–12 school options is almost limitless. But the possibilities for poor and working-class families are far fewer, especially when it comes to private schools.
Our title today is a little misleading.
As budget season winds down, lawmakers face the tall task of reconciling some vastly different proposals from the governor’s office, the House, and the Senate on a variety of issues in the budget bill, House Bill 166.
Covering a gamut of issues and spanning thousands of pages, the state budget legislation is apt to contain at least a few harebrained policy ideas.
Charter school funding in the biennial budget
A blog post by our own Jessica Poiner is cited in this announcemen
Back in 2015, former Governor John Kasich encouraged the General Assembly to address the persistent failure of several school districts by strengthening academic distress commissions (ADCs), the state’s mechanism for intervening in chronically underperforming districts. Legislators obliged.
Teach For America (TFA) has been recruiting and placing college graduates into underserved classrooms since 1989. Throughout this thirty-year tenure, the program’s teacher-training methods and recruitment strategies have evolved.
Settlement reached with former ECOT sponsor
This week, the Ohio Senate introduced its proposals for the biennial state budget, House Bill 166. The Senate retained important features of the executive and House versions of the budget, including substantial school funding increases to enhance student wellness.
Local reporter Lisa Rantala from ABC6 visited Fordham-sponsored Columbus Collegiate Academy recently.
NOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 166, the state’s new biennial budget.
It’s budget season in Ohio, and that means frenzied debate about a wide swath of policy proposals.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham I
Race match in charter vs traditional public schools
In an era of “fake news,” political division, and rampant civic illiteracy, one might think smart policymakers would want to ensure that young people exit high school with a solid grasp of American history and government—the foundations of responsible citizenship.
Fordham, great and small: Our own Chad Ald
Last month, The Foundation for Excellence in Education and Burning Glass Technologies released
Everyone else I’ve talked to thinks this story is unequivocally great.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Again with the business connection to schools!