Gadfly Bites 6/22/20 – In God We Trust
Jeff MurrayQuick: What was the subject of the universally-reviled HB 70 out of the 131st General Assembly? Buzzzzz. It was NOT Academic Distress Commissions, but thanks for playing! It was a bill allowing school districts to create community learning centers.
Closing the digital divide for charters
Jessica PoinerApproximately nine million students across the nation lack access to the internet or to internet-connected devices. Lawmakers and educators have known for years that this disparity, often referred to as the “digital divide,” can contribute to achievement and attainment gaps based on race and income.
Stacks on stacks on stacks: More credentials, more money?
Jeff MurrayStackable credentials are coordinated pathways of two or more occupation-specific educational credentials—up to and including an associate degree—designed to share coursework and to build upon one another toward greater competency in a job field.
Gadfly Bites 6/17/20 – School choice on trial!
Jeff MurrayA group of Horizon Science Academy schools across Ohio are suing the state over what they reckon to
Gadfly Bites 6/15/20 – Healthy and proper
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, Fordham released a new report last week that aimed to provide practical recommendations for restarting—and reshaping—educational accountability
Gadfly Bites 6/12/20 – Dayton, Greater.
Jeff MurrayThe General Assembly passed a sweeping education bill this week aimed at supporting schools—and pr
Gadfly Bites 6/10/20 – Always on the losing side
Jeff MurrayThe good news: a blog post by Fordham’s own Jessica Poiner is quoted in this piece.
Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up
Aaron Churchill , Chad L. AldisAfter a one-year pause in Ohio's school accountability system, the road back to normalcy is uncertain. Fordham's new policy brief titled Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up offers a clear and concise plan to restart state assessments and school report cards.
Escaping from education’s prison of time
Chad L. AldisAs the economy slowly reopens and Ohio returns to something resembling normalcy, it’s a nice opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned during the pandemic. For me, time itself became very different, both in practice and in concept. The plague rid our daily lives of conventional time constraints—and freed us to use our days differently.
Gadfly Bites 6/8/20 – Hold your horses, parents.
Jeff MurrayAn elected board member in Cambridge City Schools has a three-pronged message for parents looking toward next school year: Don’t do anything hast
The educational cost of coronavirus
Jeff MurrayAs unprecedented as our current times may appear to be, large scale disasters and emergencies such as those provoked by the global spread of COVID-19 are not new.
Gadfly Bites 6/3/20 – Pre-emption
Jeff Murray1. In yesterday’s Very Special Episode of Live from the Crypt, Governor DeWine told us that the state’s goal is “to have kids back in the classroom” in the fall.
Broadening CTE to include middle schools
Jessica PoinerHigh-quality career and technical education (CTE), which teaches students both the academic and technical skills needed for a variety of in-demand careers, is a promising pathway for millions of young people.
Gadfly Bites 6/1/20 – The pendulum
Jeff MurrayLet’s start with unequivocal good news. Here’s a look at the first ever graduating class of KIPP Columbus.
Gadfly Bites 5/29/20 – Old
Jeff MurrayIn Lorain, the old supe is finally the new CEO. The circle is complete. I think it’s the ninth.
Gadfly Bites 5/20/20 – Public utility
Jeff MurrayWhile the sample is small and unrepresentative, the details on student engagement with distance learning in Northeast Ohio
Gadfly Bites 5/15/20 – As the Heights goes, so goes Ohio…or something like that.
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start today’s clips with old legal news.
Gadfly Bites 5/13/20 – Kids win one; kids lose all the rest.
Jeff MurrayIn this difficult time, I’m sure you’ll agree that we have to take whatever sunshine we can get.
The final tally: Three-year outcomes for the ASAP community college student support program
Jeff MurrayThe Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) began in the City University of New York (CUNY) system with the intent to comprehensively support students to persist and complete community college within three years.
Gadfly Bites 5/11/20 – Impending doom?
Jeff MurrayFolks 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
Gadfly Bites 5/4/20 – One, minus one-half, minus six = hosed.
Jeff MurrayWe 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)
Gadfly Bites 5/1/20 – “Keep working hard, and we’ll see what we can do.”
Jeff MurrayAs we have discussed several times so far, there are certain things that even the Mighty ‘Rona can’t stop.
The post-pandemic education landscape in Ohio
Jessica PoinerWhen Governor DeWine announced that Ohio schools would remain closed for the rest of the 2019–20 school year, many students and parents immediately began to wonder what school will look like in the fall. Given the unpredictably of COVID-19, it’s impossible to know.