Gadfly Bites 7/31/20 – What exactly grows out of a pandemic pod?
Jeff MurrayWeeks of questions, concerns, protests, and petitions over Dayton City Schools’ disastrous transportation scheme f
Gadfly Bites 7/29/20 – Robust disaster
Jeff MurrayWe start today with what could likely end up being News of the Moot.
Gadfly Bites 7/27/20 – How (maybe) to
Jeff MurrayIn the discussion of whether and how to reopen schools in the fall, the spotlight falls (sort of) on private schools in central Ohio.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.20
Jeff MurrayAssessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
Gadfly Bites 7/24/20 – Inviting
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start today with some unequivocal good news.
Gadfly Bites 7/22/20 – The question of
Jeff MurrayWe continue our theme of low-quality clips this week.
Gadfly Bites 7/20/20 – Grand (re)opening?
Jeff MurrayNot much in the way of clips today.
Gadfly Bites 7/17/20 – Virtually yours
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, there was a meeting of the state board of education earlier this week.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.17.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayResearching recent history
Gadfly Bites 7/15/20 – If I do say so myself
Jeff MurrayWe start today with a Fordham cite—always fun.
A closer look at Ohio’s plan to reopen schools in the fall
Jessica PoinerIt’s no secret that the national debate about reopening schools has been heating up.
Gadfly Bites 7/13/20 – Adults ask, “What lesson do we want to teach students?”
Jeff MurrayOfficials at Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Say Yes to Education program in the city sound very
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.10.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurraySchool reopening resources
Gadfly Bites 7/10/20 – The electronic fine print
Jeff MurrayState Senator Peggy Lehner took a visit to the I Promise School in Akron (pre-pandemic, I’m guessing), and the experi
Gadfly Bites 7/8/20 – Sometimes you have to look hard for interesting clips
Jeff MurrayThe Dispatch took a gander at which educational institutions—including K-12 schools—in central Ohio were ap
Filtering out the noise to achieve a clearer picture of student engagement
Ben PachtEditor’s Note: 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.
Why Ohio must not weaken its early literacy interventions
Aaron ChurchillEnacted in 2012, Ohio’s (well-named) Third Grade Reading Guarantee aims to ensure that children can read proficiently by the end of third grad
Gadfly Bites 7/6/20 – Control
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it over the long holiday weekend, Governor DeWine issued some preliminary guidelines for schools to reopen in the fall.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThomas Sowell—writer, economist, social theorist, and currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution—is having a moment at age 90. He has long been a champion of high-quality education as a source of power for Black youth.
Dayton Public Schools keeps missing the bus on student transportation
Jessica PoinerWhen districts announce school transportation changes during the early days of summer break, they usually don’t cause a lot of consternation. It’s understandable that administrators would use the lazy days of summer to make scheduling adjustments and such.
Gadfly Bites 7/1/20 – What school is for
Jeff MurrayWe noted last week that Columbus City Schools hired its first ever chief equity officer.