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
Ohio has assets to retool and reinvest in our people
Dave MoravecEditor’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.
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
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.
Gadfly Bites 6/29/20 – School choice is hard
Jeff MurrayWith the announcement last week that Dayton City Schools would offer a fully online learning option
Gadfly Bites 6/26/20 – (Some) leaders found
Jeff MurrayVeteran teacher and administrator Dave Taylor will take over as superintendent of Dayton Early College Academy s
Time to open up “open” enrollment
Chad L. AldisInterdistrict open enrollment is the biggest school-choice program that practically nobody ever mentions, perhaps because it’s less conspicuous and more socially acceptable than its cousins, private school vouchers and public charter schools.
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.
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