Gadfly Bites 9/20/19 – Tripling down?
Jeff MurrayReport card analysis continues across Ohio.
Gadfly Bites 9/18/19 – Correlating the causes of contradiction
Jeff MurrayOur own Aaron Churchill gives a nice analysis of where Ohio’s recent report card results fit into a national context.
Technically speaking, Ohio school districts don't contribute to Ohio teacher pension benefits
Chad AldemanNOTE: 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.
Gadfly Bites 9/16/19 – Required nuance
Jeff MurraySome surprisingly nuanced discussion of the online charter school environment in Ohio 18 months or so after the demise of ECOT
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.13.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThe view from the debate stage
Gadfly Bites 9/13/19 – Report card drama!
Jeff MurrayBefore we get to the big news of the week, let’s take a brief moment to talk about awesome young people.
Gadfly Bites 9/11/19 – “We have to own where we are.”
Jeff MurrayAs promised, the Senate Education Committee yesterday took a look at a bill promising some big changes to the state’s academic distress paradigm.
Gadfly Bites 9/9/19 – More folks see the light
Jeff MurrayFordham’s new report on postsecondary readiness for Ohio high school grads got a little more coverage over the weekend, of just the sort I think we were looking for. To wit: the county rankings.
Gadfly Bites 9/6/19 – Bud Simpson sees the light
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, Fordham-Ohio’s latest report was released yesterday.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.6.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayAn on-the-ground perspective from California
Gadfly Bites 9/4/19 – Lots of options
Jeff MurrayOur own Chad Aldis is quoted in this primer on the new graduation requirements in place for this year’s high school freshmen.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.30.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray“A lot of people have strong opinions on both sides.”
Gadfly Bites 8/30/19 – Education today the “Dayton Way”
Jeff MurrayYou wanted the deets on Lorain City Schools CEO David Hardy’s job evaluation. You know you did.
Gadfly Bites 8/28/19 – Slimmest of pickings edition
Jeff MurrayWhat can I say about this train wreck of an issue? The news cycle giveth and the news cycle faileth to give sometimes.
Gadfly Bites 8/26/19 – Mixed bag
Jeff MurrayI’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
Gadfly Bites 8/23/19 – Potential toxicity
Jeff MurrayHere is a nice look at the opening day at Marion Preparatory Academy, a new charter school in Marion.
Gadfly Bites 8/21/19 – The good, the bad, and the ugly of the first days of school
Jeff MurrayIt’s back to school time across Ohio and the local news media is covering it from lots of angles. First up: the good.
Gadfly Bites 8/19/19 – Mud
Jeff MurrayI realize that Willard, Ohio, is a long way from Columbus. I will also grant that school superintendents are busy people even in the summer.
Gadfly Bites 8/16/19 – Declining
Jeff MurrayThings are quiet in the Statehouse these days. Too quiet. The lull is allowing Capitol Square reporters to branch out.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.16.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter student enrollment numbers decline again
A culture of coaching
Mark ComanducciNOTE: 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.
Gadfly Bites 8/14/19 – Putting a lid on awesome
Jeff MurrayWell 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.”).
How student wellness funding could improve student discipline
Jessica PoinerLast summer, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 318, a wide-ranging school safety and security bill.
Gadfly Bites 8/12/19 – High stakes, small potatoes, and cold spaghetti
Jeff MurrayChad Aldis published an op-ed
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.9.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayIn 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.
Gadfly Bites 8/7/19 – Swiper!
Jeff MurrayWith the dawning of a new school year comes the inevitable stories about transportation woes.
Gadfly Bites 8/5/19 – Winners, losers, and what comes next
Jeff MurrayFordham’s Aaron Churchill is quoted and blogs from Jessica Poiner are linked in this
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.2.19
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurraySeparate, underfunded, wrongly-maligned