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.
Portrait of the teaching force in America
Jeff MurrayThe National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently published the latest data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted during the 2017–18 school year. It gives us an important snapshot of today’s teaching force in both public and private schools.
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.
Columbus audit offers sobering lessons for Ohio teacher evaluations
Vladimir KoganEditor’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 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.
Young, talented teachers shouldn’t be first to be fired
Aaron ChurchillDue to plummeting tax revenues, Governor Mike DeWine last week announced plans to slash state spending for the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Among the cost-cutting includes a $355 million hit to K–12 education, a roughly 3 percent reduction in education outlays. With the economy still swooning, legislators are mulling deeper cuts for 2020–21.
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.
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.
Gadfly Bites 4/29/20 – Neener-neener
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start today with what should probably be news from the “no duh” department: the so-called “online gaming”
Two ways that Governor DeWine should use K–12 federal relief funds
Aaron ChurchillAs part of the gargantuan aid package recently passed by Congress, Ohio will soon receive $105 million through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund.
NCTQ shines a light on teacher contracts, licensure during the pandemic
Jessica PoinerIn the last few weeks, schools have rightfully been focused on student nutrition, health, and the transition to distance learning. But flying under the radar—and of increasing importance to schools’ ability to serve students well—are teacher policy issues. How has the pandemic affected current and aspiring teachers, and what are states and local districts doing to respond?
Gadfly Bites 4/24/20 – That light at the end of the tunnel could be a freight train
Jeff MurrayGadfly Bites 4/20/20 – “As well as can be expected.”
Jeff MurrayAt the start of week six of school building closures in Ohio, Cincinnati City Schools is here said to be “muddling through” whatever it is they have been doing.
Three ways Ohio schools can use this summer to stem learning loss from the coronavirus pandemic
Jessica PoinerEDITOR'S NOTE: On April 20, 2020, Governor DeWine ordered that schools should remain closed to in-person learning for the rest of the 2019-20 school year. Thus, the first option presented here has been rendered unfeasible.
Ohio Education By the Numbers—2020 Edition
Aaron ChurchillNow in its fourth edition and fully updated for 2020, Ohio Education by the Numbers Education is a look at vital statistics about Ohio’s schools and the students they serve. We intend it to be a readily accessible resource that keeps education stats—with cites to original sources—at your fingertips.