Gadfly Bites 3/31/21 – Have I been using my “downstairs brain” all this time?
Jeff MurrayIn case you didn’t know, dedicated Gadfly Bites subscribers, your humble clips compiler is the quintessential “old dog”. As such, acquisition of “new tricks” is something of a challenge.
The calculus of student absenteeism
Jeff MurraySchool attendance is compulsory for K–12 students, but getting kids to school every day is often difficult for families. Most parents want their children to attend school. But for those living in poverty, competing needs like jobs, medical appointments, and sibling care sometimes render school a lower priority.
Gadfly Bites 3/29/21 – It takes three?
Jeff MurrayPerhaps Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock had it wrong all those years ago?
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.26.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayToledo transportation changes move forward
Gadfly Bites 3/26/21 – What the heck is a “successful response”?
Jeff MurrayMaybe y’all saw this? Apparently Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon participated on some national panel with U.S. Ed Sec Cardona this week about school reopening.
Gadfly Bites 3/24/21 – April Fool’s Day comes early
Jeff MurraySomehow, I don't think Bay Village City Schools is going to be submitting much of a remediation plan to Governor DeWine by the April 1 deadline.
Gadfly Bites 3/22/21 – “The past isn’t that important, what has happened is over and done with.”
Jeff MurrayHere’s another story that strives to answer the question “How awesome are pandemic learning pods?” Unfortunately for the way my brain wor
Gadfly Bites 3/19/21 – A thorough job
Jeff MurrayFordham is namechecked in this piece on the passage of HB 67 out of the General Assembly earlier this week.
Gadfly Bites 3/17/21 – Heads in the sand
Jeff MurrayAs we noted here in the Bites last Friday, there is a legislative effort clanking to life which would, if successful, pretty well gut Ohio’s
Gadfly Bites 3/15/21 – Ending the contract
Jeff MurrayBougie Wyoming City Schools in suburban Cincinnati hit the big time with this lengthy feature in the Wall Street Journ
Gadfly Bites 3/12/21 – One year later, give or take
Jeff MurrayToday marks one year since Governor DeWine announced schools would close in response to the oncoming coronavirus pandemic and lots of media outlets are jumping on the “one year later” bandwagon with some doom, a whole lot of gloom, a shot at lessons learned, and a ton of enlightening anecdotes.
Do high school students’ motivations change over time?
Jeff MurrayKeeping high schoolers on track and motivated to complete academic work is a perennial worry, one of many such concerns that took on a new
Gadfly Bites 3/10/21 – With just weeks left…
Jeff MurrayAccording the good folks at Cleveland.com, a deal was reached and CMSD teachers are supposed to be back in their classrooms today, finally starting
Gadfly Bites 3/8/21 – #Fail
Jeff MurrayAs I write this, your humble clips compiler has not seen anything to indicate what’s happening in Cleveland Metropolitan School District classrooms this morning, but absent any news to the contrary, one assumes that union teachers held to their previous statement and stayed home as they promised they
Budget bill tackles transportation for choice students
Jessica PoinerThe relationship between traditional public schools and schools of choice—both charter and private—is often strained in Ohio. One of the most consistent sources of tension is transportation.
Gadfly Bites 3/5/21 – Reconfigure failed waiting to retry
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it all, the amended version of HB 67 we previewed on Monday was heard and voted out of its House
Four ways to make charter schools a priority in the state budget
Aaron ChurchillIt’s state budget time in Ohio, and as experts like to remind us, budgets reflect priorities. In the area of K–12 education, legislators should maintain a focus on empowering parents to take more control of their kids’ education and improving the educational outcomes of less advantaged students.
Gadfly Bites 3/3/21 – Hold onto your hats
Jeff MurraySome testimony was heard in the legislature this week on the latest version of a school funding overhaul bill, including from our own Chad Aldis.
Gadfly Bites 3/1/21 – Fixable
Jeff MurrayI include this piece in the clips today due to the fact that data from Fordham’s fantastic Ohio By the Numbers annually-update trove of vital education information is used within it.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.26.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayState testing to happen on schedule
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.