Gadfly Bites 8/6/21—Sorta weird
Jeff MurrayRedefinED’s Matthew Ladner posits that a number of factors—including an ongoing baby bust, that crazy little thing called ‘rona, and the recent removal of restrictions on where charter schools can locate—will c
Gadfly Bites 8/4/21—Finding your “E”
Jeff MurrayI know we’re not supposed to talk about “Covid slide” among kids because there is no such thing.
What explains the pre-pandemic improvement in Cleveland schools?
Jessica PoinerDuring summer 2012, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 525, legislation that allowed the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) to implement a city-wide school turnaround plan.
Gadfly Bites 8/2/21—“If we come out of this and everything looks the same, then shame on us.”
Jeff MurrayAs we noted on Friday, Woodcrest Elementary in Columbus City Schools started the new school year last week.
Gadfly Bites 7/30/21—The new school year is upon some of us already
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, the Ohio Department of Health this week released its Covid guidance for K-12 schools for the new school year
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.30.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio’s Covid guidance for fall
Gadfly Bites 7/28/21—August might be an illusion
Jeff MurrayWe’re back after a week’s vacation. Let’s get caught up!
Gadfly Bites 7/21/21—Just a skosh
Jeff MurrayBites will be on vacation for the next week. Back on Wednesday, July 28, with what I hope will be a more scintillating edition than this one. To wit…
Gadfly Bites 7/19/21—Kids in uniform
Jeff MurrayOnly two clips for today, and both of them are military-focused. How nice!
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.16.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayFederal education funding
Gadfly Bites 7/16/21—It will be different
Jeff MurrayOfficials with Akron City Schools tell the ABJ that they “learned a lot about online learning since March 2020”.
Poolside potpourri: Ohio’s AP opportunity gaps, a new charter ranking, and fresh national data
Aaron ChurchillWith the state budget bill on the books, most loyal Gadfly readers have more time to kick back and read something other than legislation. Here’s a synopsis of a few recent reports that caught my eye. Ohio has one of the nation’s largest AP opportunity gaps
Gadfly Bites 7/14/21—Fair(ly confusing) School Funding Plan
Jeff MurrayAs we have noted in these Bites since the passage of the state budget bill, the cold light of day is a strong antidote to formerly red hot rhetoric. It also seems to induce some caveat emptor vibes as well.
Thanks to state policymakers, charter schools can now open anywhere in Ohio
Jessica PoinerAfter months of debate, the state budget was signed into law by Governor DeWine
Gadfly Bites 7/12/21—Easy peasy
Jeff MurrayThe powers that be in Youngstown City Schools—all of them—seem to be looking forward to the day that local control will be fully re-established in the distri
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.9.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMore on the state budget
Gadfly Bites 7/7/21—False choices
Jeff MurrayFordham’s data guru Aaron Churchill was quoted in this piece looking at the changes ahead for school and district report cards
Ohio’s budget bill makes major changes to K–12 education policy
Aaron ChurchillOn July 1, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 110, the state’s operating budget for fiscal years 2022–23.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio’s new biennial budget
Gadfly Bites 7/2/21—Jumping
Jeff MurrayFollowing on from our theme on Wednesday, perhaps it’s not just the amount of time one takes to absorb new information that matters in terms of response. Perhaps it is natural inclination as well.
A new day for Ohio’s school report cards
Aaron ChurchillAfter several years of debate, Ohio lawmakers recently passed a much-needed revamp of the state’s school report card.
Gadfly Bites 6/30/21—“We should have known…”
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, the state budget bill passed out of the legislature very late in the day on Monday.
Fordham Institute statement on passage of biennium budget (House Bill 110)
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the Ohio Senate and House, each with broad bipartisan support, approved the report of the budget conference committee and sent HB 110 (the biennium state budget) to Governor DeWine for his approval.
Gadfly Bites 6/28/21—When the stars collide
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it late in the day on Friday, House Bill 82 passed out of the General Assembly. Among other things, the bill contains a serious revamp of school and district report cards.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.25.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayAs we await final decisions from the General Assembly on important matters of school funding, report cards, vouchers, and more here in Ohio, we have a bumper crop of charter news from around the country that’s holding our attention.<
Gadfly Bites 6/25/21—A bumper crop of irony six years in the making
Jeff MurrayFordham-provided stats are referenced in the piece on the status of a school funding revamp currently included in the state budget bill.
Fordham Institute media statement on passage of school report card reform
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the General Assembly passed House Bill 82, legislation that contains comprehensive reforms to the state’s school report card system. In recent years, education groups (including Fordham) have urged the legislature to make improvements to the report card that would make it fairer to schools and easier for Ohioans to understand.
Gadfly Bites 6/23/21—Bristles
Jeff MurrayIt is truly an unusual situation when the good folks at Gongwer use an evocative, emotional word like “bristle” in a headline. Must mean it’s budget season and some folks don’t like what they’re seeing in the tea leaves.