Gadfly Bites 4/30/21 – Megaphone
Jeff MurrayChad Aldis and the Fordham Institute make up part of the “balance” in this story, which is otherwise all-in for the school funding revamp currently included in the state budget.
Ohio needs to think bigger, bolder on charter facilities
Aaron ChurchillExcelinEd, a national education group, recently released a paper revealing large shortfalls in facility funding for Ohio’s public charter schools.
Here’s what Columbus City Schools plans to offer students this summer
Jessica PoinerIn February, Governor DeWine asked all public schools to create plans designed to address the learning loss caused by pandemic-related school closures.
Gadfly Bites 4/28/21 – Fiscal excellence
Jeff MurrayBrunswick City Schools recently celebrated its third “clean audit” award over the last seven years, bestowed by the Auditor of State.
People tend to solve problems by adding, not subtracting
Jeff MurrayProblem solving involves a complex set of mental steps, even when it happens quickly. A group of researchers from the University of Virginia sought to test one specific aspect of the process—the types of solutions people consider—and uncovered what could be an important human attribute, with significant implications for public policy.
Gadfly Bites 4/26/21 – “Everybody's got to feel a little pain.”
Jeff MurrayI am honestly not sure how any school district is in financial hardship at the moment, given the Covid-relief largesse sluicing in, but it appears that Mansfield City Schools is in such a state and its elected board duly finalized a cost-saving plan last week intended to get the district out of that
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.23.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter facilities in Ohio
Gadfly Bites 4/24/21 – Where the suburbs met utopia
Jeff MurrayWith apologies to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, today’s clips all hail from Suburbia.
School attendance boundaries: A thing of the past?
Historically, children have been assigned to public schools based on their home address. For some students, this works out fine. But for many others, geographic assignment locks them into schools that don’t meet their needs. What can be done to break the link between students’ zip codes and their school?
The good, bad, and ugly of the House budget
Aaron ChurchillThe Ohio House recently passed its version of the state budget (HB 110) for FYs 2022–23.
Impact of video presentations on learning outcomes in college courses
Jeff MurrayA new report from the Journal of Chemical Education takes a look—pre-pandemic—at the ways in which college students benefited from a new opportunity to participate remotely in their education.
Gadfly Bites 4/21/21 – Winnowing
Jeff MurrayFordham’s Chad Aldis provided opponent testimony on HB 200 in committee yesterday.
Testimony presented before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 200
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today, the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 200, one of seve
A fairness gap in Ohio and how it might be closed
Sam Duell, Matthew JosephNOTE: 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 4/19/21 – Summer/Fall
Jeff MurrayHere is a look at more “summer school” pandemic remediation plans in school districts across central Ohio.
Gadfly Bites 4/16/21 – The fox guarding the henhouse
Jeff MurrayThere is no author attributed to this commentary piece regarding school report card reform options (and school funding and several other things) so I have no idea who to thank for
How can Ohio meet charter school facility needs?
Brick-and-mortar charter schools serve more than 80,000 Ohio students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds.
The EdChoice lawsuit is déjà vu all over again
Aaron ChurchillOver the past year, media outlet
Gadfly Bites 4/14/21 – Past, present, and future
Jeff MurrayWe start out today with a great, in-depth look back at this school year as experienced in
Here’s what i-Ready winter diagnostic assessments reveal about unfinished learning
Jessica PoinerAlthough most schools have returned to some semblance of in-person learning for families who want it, education researchers and analysts are still working to gauge the impact of extended school closures.
Gadfly Bites 4/12/21 – Policy by WalletHub
Jeff MurrayThe editors at Vindy.com seem preoccupied with Ohio’s lowly ranking in a recent WalletHub report on return on taxpayer investment in education.
Gadfly Bites 4/9/21 – You wouldn’t have to rebrand if your original branding was good
Jeff MurrayThere appears to be a difference of opinion among several of the elected school board members in charge of Wellington Exempted Village Schools if this piece is any indication.
Governor DeWine’s budget proposal tackles FAFSA completion
Jessica PoinerIf Ohio is going to continue making progress toward Attainment Goal 2025, a larger percentage of Ohio’s K–12 graduates must enroll in postsecondary programs and earn a degree or credential.
Gadfly Bites 4/7/21 – “That's now an expectation.”
Jeff MurrayFordham’s Aaron Churchill gives Cleveland.com a history lesson in this piece, explaining how school funding has changed, and how subsequen
Gadfly Bites 4/5/21 – Getting in the game
Jeff MurrayHey! Have you heard of this brand new media outlet called The Week?! I stumbled across it in my searching for clips for you, loyal subscribers, and I have to assume that it’s brand new (despite what its masthead would suggest).