Gadfly Bites 2/26/21 – What we set out to do
Jeff MurrayHere’s a bit more coverage of Chad’s testimony—and that of Ohio Excels’ Lisa Gray—given this week in support of conducting testing this sp
Gadfly Bites 2/24/21 – Fire up the Scantron, y’all!
In case you missed it, late on Monday the U.S. Department of Education announced that it would not be offering testing waivers to states for this school year.
Gadfly Bites 2/22/21 – Dramarama
Jeff MurrayThe headline of this piece on Dayton area school reopenings grabbed my attention the moment I saw it.
Gadfly Bites 2/19/21 – “Let’s be real about this.”
Jeff MurrayFordham’s Chad Aldis appeared on the redefinED podcast with host Matt Ladner, talking about the state of interdistrict open enrollment in the Buckeye S
Gadfly Bites 2/17/21 – News from central Ohio’s bougie burbs
Jeff MurrayWe start today in one of the bougiest of central Ohio’s bougie burbs: New Albany-Plain Local Schools.
Gadfly Bites 2/15/21 – Oh, excuse me, sir. Just one more thing…
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, Governor DeWine reappeared before the press—Columbo-style—just as everyone was heading out for the weekend late on Friday.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.12.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThe opportunity for a better life
Gadfly Bites 2/12/21 – Making up time
Jeff MurrayThere may be eight inches of snow on the ground here, but our Chad Aldis was on the radio this week talking about summer school.
Public schools should be open to all
Aaron ChurchillInterdistrict open enrollment, one of the longest running and most popular forms of school choice, unlocks public school options for more than 80,000 Ohio students. It allows children to attend school in a district other than the one they live in.
Gadfly Bites 2/8/21 – Rays of light?
Jeff MurrayAs we noted on Friday, someone was bound to come along with more detail on the Ohio student enrollment data released la
Gadfly Bites 2/5/21 – Not remotely working
Jeff MurrayI am certain that someone with a bit more knowledge will dig into these data a little more soon—you know, someone who at least knows that charter schools are public schools—but
Gadfly Bites 2/3/21 – “A lot of work to do” is probably an understatement
Jeff MurrayAaron Churchill’s recent op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch—in support of state testing this year—drew
Has Ohio public school enrollment declined amid the pandemic?
Aaron ChurchillA slew of news
Gadfly Bites 2/1/21 – Indispensable
Jeff MurrayWe’ll lead with the big stuff. Editors in Columbus opined strongly in favor of conducting state testing in schools this spring.