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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.3.20

Important considerations

Gadfly Bites 4/3/20 – Lost

How will Ohio’s emergency waivers affect the classes of 2020 to 2023?

On March 25, Ohio lawmakers unanimously passed emergency legislation that covers an array of policies affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gadfly Bites 4/1/20 – Reckoning?

On Monday it was announced that Ohio schools will remain closed until at least April 30.

Gadfly Bites 3/30/20 – “Everything feels off without school”

Here’s how Ohio’s three largest districts are dealing with coronavirus closures

On March 22, Governor DeWine issued a stay at home order for Ohioans.

Will more Ohio parents continue homeschooling after the COVID-19 crisis?

With widespread school closings, the phrase “we’re all homeschoolers now” has entered our nation’s vocabulary.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.27.20

Trying times

Gadfly Bites 3/27/20 – Voucher Grouchers La Finale: God laughed, but not at my jokes

As all my dedicated, now-working-at-home subscribers will recall, the voucher grouchers saga began last fall with the release of the most recent list of EdChoice-eligible schools.

Gadfly Bites 3/25/20 – No playbook

While every public school and district in the state is required to have a school safety plan on file, these are not generally public knowledge, much to the chagrin of some reporters.

Do KIPP middle schools improve college enrollment and persistence?

The Knowledge is Power Program, or KIPP, is the nation’s largest charter school network. It currently operates 240 schools that serve more than 100,000 students, the vast majority of whom are low-income students of color.

Gadfly Bites 3/23/20 – Seeking

We’ll start today with a bit of grim humor. (Seriously, what else did you expect from me?) How can we be sure that the current situation is an emergency?

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.20.20

Guidance issued for Ohio schools during closure

Gadfly Bites 3/20/20 – Reigning chaos

State testing, report cards, and coronavirus

Update (3/30/20): On March 27, Governor Mike DeWine signed legislation waiving state assessment requirements for the 2019-20 school year.   

Gadfly Bites 3/18/20 – Can-do

Gadfly Bites 3/16/20 – Cobbling together

In case you may have missed it somehow, Governor DeWine told the whole world over the weekend that Ohio’s school year may already be over.

Ohio’s blind spot: Young people’s workforce outcomes

Ohio, like many other states, has made college and career readiness a major priority.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.13.20

DeWine closes DeSchools

Gadfly Bites 3/13/20 – Ish

School’s out. What? Y’all expected me to clip that for you? Not a chance. 

Gadfly Bites 3/11/20 – The true curmudgeon likes and dislikes in equal measure

Sorry to miss out on a Monday edition, but now we’re back with lots to catch up on.

Ohio has a responsibility to raise red flags when schools are failing

It’s no secret that tough accountability measures are out-of-fashion in education circles these days.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.6.20

Start with the big picture

Gadfly Bites 3/6/20 – Bits and Bobs

It’s one of those days where the clips don’t seem to want to cohere into a story of their own, so how about the story of same news, different day? With a side order of “perhaps Murray’s been doing this too long”. 

What Ohio can learn from Delaware about workforce readiness

Last week, I wrote a piece about Pathways, a statewide program in Delaware that offers students the opportunity to complete a progra

A case study in how not to make education policy

In December, a workgroup established by the State Board of Education released a number of

Gadfly Bites 3/4/20 – Voucher Grouchers 13: Expedition

As previously threatened, state supe Paolo DeMaria created Ohio’s “working definition for competency” (that’s definitely code for something) by setting the new graduation

Gadfly Bites 3/2/20 – Vouchers? What vouchers? No one’s talking about vouchers!

Another day, another charter school story that’s so good they didn’t have room to fit the words “charter school” in the printed story.

Delaware’s Pathways program is a good example of how to get workforce development right

In the last few years, a significant number of states have set attainment goals in an attempt to increase the number of adults with a postsecondary certificate, credential, or degree.

Surveying parent-school communications

Effective communication is a two-way street that involves not only sending and receiving information, but also understanding it. Breakdowns can occur at any point. A new report from the Center for American Progress digs into the state of school-to-family communication, looking for strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities in this important endeavor.