Gadfly Bites 5/29/20 – Old
In Lorain, the old supe is finally the new CEO. The circle is complete. I think it’s the ninth.
In Lorain, the old supe is finally the new CEO. The circle is complete. I think it’s the ninth.
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While the sample is small and unrepresentative, the details on student engagement with distance learning in Northeast Ohio
We’ll start today’s clips with old legal news.
Due to plummeting tax revenues, Governor Mike DeWine last week announced plans to slash state spending for the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Among the cost-cutting includes a $355 million hit to K–12 education, a roughly 3 percent reduction in education outlays. With the economy still swooning, legislators are mulling deeper cuts for 2020–21.
In this difficult time, I’m sure you’ll agree that we have to take whatever sunshine we can get.
Folks across the state are interested in the topic of how best to issue grades for K-12 students participating in remote learning in the final quarter of the school year
We start the week with our own Aaron Churchill’s latest op-ed. Title: “Even in a crisis, students must earn their diplomas”. Wonder how that’s going to go over? (Vindy.com, 5/3/20)
As we have discussed several times so far, there are certain things that even the Mighty ‘Rona can’t stop.