Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.30.19
“A lot of people have strong opinions on both sides.”
“A lot of people have strong opinions on both sides.”
You wanted the deets on Lorain City Schools CEO David Hardy’s job evaluation. You know you did.
What can I say about this train wreck of an issue? The news cycle giveth and the news cycle faileth to give sometimes.
I’m a little bit late in getting to this, but if you were interested in seeing the inside of the new ReGenerations School, a Fordham-sponsored charter scho
Here is a nice look at the opening day at Marion Preparatory Academy, a new charter school in Marion.
About a month ago, Governor DeWine signed Ohio’s general operating budget into law.
It’s back to school time across Ohio and the local news media is covering it from lots of angles. First up: the good.
I realize that Willard, Ohio, is a long way from Columbus. I will also grant that school superintendents are busy people even in the summer.
Things are quiet in the Statehouse these days. Too quiet. The lull is allowing Capitol Square reporters to branch out.
Charter student enrollment numbers decline again
Well well well. We discussed on Monday how Akron City Schools seems to have perpetrated something of a bait-and-switch with regard to the outcomes imagined for its new career academies (“We are not built on the premise that we are producing a certain career field.”).
Last summer, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 318, a wide-ranging school safety and security bill.
Chad Aldis published an op-ed
In honor of the waning of summer, this week’s edition consists of vacation/beach reads for charter school leaders. News you can definitely use to fill those last long, lingering evenings.
With the dawning of a new school year comes the inevitable stories about transportation woes.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill is quoted and blogs from Jessica Poiner are linked in this
As with most education issues, the research on private school choice is a mixed bag. Some studies indicate positive effects, while others suggest neutral or negative effects. What the vast majority of studies have in common is a focus on short-term outcomes—mostly student test scores.