Gadfly Bites 11/30/20 – “I had to wake up. I had to realize this is my future I’m talking about.”
NOTE: Gadfly Bites is back after a Thanksgiving break. Clips cover November 25 – 30.
NOTE: Gadfly Bites is back after a Thanksgiving break. Clips cover November 25 – 30.
NOTE: Gadfly Bites will be off on Friday for Thanksgiving break. Back on Monday, November 30.
NOTE: Bites is back from a short vacation. Today’s clips cover 11/19 – 11/23/20.
Back in July 2019, Ohio lawmakers suspended the school funding formula, the policy mechanism that is supposed to drive state money to school districts and public charter schools.
The 2019–20 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report provides insight into our sponsorship work during the year and the performance of our sponsored schools.
NOTE: Gadfly Bites will be on vacation this Friday, November 20, and will return with a full catch up on Monday, November 23.
This is another one of those stories where kids and families are the focus of the discussion, but no one bothered to ask any kids or parents their thoughts.
In the waning days of October, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released guidance that outlines the flexibilities states have under federal law to modify their accountability systems for the current school year (2020–21).
While students in grades 6-12 in Troy City Schools have indeed moved to fully-remote learning for a couple of weeks—as we talked about on Wednesday—
Though not widely known, Ohio teachers have three retirement options: a traditional pension plan, a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan, and a hybrid plan that combines features of both. A large majority of teachers are in the pension plan—the result of either an affirmative choice or by default, not having selected a specific plan at the beginning of their careers.
Last Friday, legislators rolled out an updated version of the Cupp-Patterson school fun
The Cleveland Public Library is partnering with nonprofit PCs for People to help distribute computers and WiFi hotspots for
A Catholic school in North Canton whipped from fully in-person learning to a fully-remote model last week (cancelling a day of school and weeks’ worth of planned sports a
Just your regular reminder, in case you are not a parent in K–12 education in Ohio—that there’s still a whipsaw pandemic going on out there.
Did you know that in Ohio you can place a levy reduction issue on the ballot? I didn’t either until I read this story.
Today we talk exclusively about money. I know we’re usually talking about money when we talk about education in Ohio, but these clips are all a bit more…overt than usual.