Gadfly Bites 11/6/20 – Yeah, there’s an app for that. But you don’t have to use it.
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.
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.
Stephen Dyer, longtime critic of public charter schools, now employed by the anti-charter-schools teachers union, recently wrote a lengthy response—a so-called “evaluati
Last year, hundreds of business and industry leaders, educators, state policymakers, and advocates gathered in downtown Columbus for Aim Hire, a day-long conference focused on workforce development hosted
“Cleveland charters shine”
Our own Aaron Churchill was large and in charge on the commentary page of Cleveland.com today, talking about the Cleveland-specific fi
In the last decade, Ohio leaders have advocated for an increased focus on career and technical education.
Research has shown that the human visual system is generally better at processing information that’s oriented in the horizontal and vertical planes—that i
The headline of this story asks “How is back-to-school going?” in the Cincinnati region. Folks quoted here largely say it’s going pretty well.
Fordham (probably our Ohio by the Numbers data although who can really tell?) is namechecked in this piece looking at the thorny subject of school funding.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly is back from vacation and presenting this, our latest regular Friday edition. If you missed our special catch-up edition, published yesterday, you can find it here.
We heard on Wednesday that the boost in rona cases across the state were a threat to in-person education.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly is back from vacation and presenting this special catch-up edition. Another edition will be published tomorrow with up-to-the-minute news you can use.
Over the last few years, states have attempted to offer a clearer picture of how well high schools prepare students for the future by measuring college and career readiness (CCR), instead of just student achievement and graduation rates.
Last week, we at Fordham released our latest report on charter schools in Ohio. The research, conducted by Dr.
COMPILER’S NOTE: Hah! I’m back from vacation, you gluttons for punishment. We’ll start today with a catch-up of all that we missed while I was holed up in my basement relaxing afield. Normal thrice-weekly service will resume on Wednesday, heaven help you all.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly will be on vacation next week and will return on October 23, 2020.
COMPILER’S NOTE: Gadfly Bites will be on vacation next week. (“Thank goodness!” I hear you cry. “You need a break. Hopefully you will return refreshed, renewed, and ready to boost up what has been—let’s face it, man—your recent mediocre work.
Cincinnati City Schools is going to a hybrid in-person/remote model after all, starting next week.
Since the first Ohio charter schools opened in 1998, they’ve regularly been subject to intense scrutiny
In Cincinnati, some of the district’s whipsawed parents speak. (Spectrum News 1, 10/5/20)
You’re invited: A not-to-be-missed virtual event
Another day, another raft of evidence that parents looking for certainty are well and truly hosed.
For some reason meeting on a Saturday, the elected board of Dayton City Schools unanimously approved a phased-in plan to bring students back for a
Here’s an in-depth look at the first month of the school year at Xenia’s St. Brigid School.
Aren’t search engines great? With them, one can search for an important name (say, Aaron Churchill) and sometimes find references to that name in new places.
Making the case, part 1
It’s Wednesday, and that means the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee will be hearing testimony today. One of the bills up for debate: SB 358. That’s the one that would, among other things, extend a moratorium on state testing from last school year to this one.
Research has established—and common sense reinforces—that postsecondary
Be cool, man! The boss is in town.