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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.11.21
School choice provisions in the Senate budget bill
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Gadfly Bites 6/11/21—Off point
The state budget bill remains the story of the week. In case you missed it, the Senate passed their version of the bill and the House refused to concur in the changes thereunto. Thus setting up a conference committee.
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School Finance
The Ohio Senate puts educational choice front and center
Across the nation, state lawmakers have been heeding the call for parents to have more control over their children’s education.
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Gadfly Bites 6/9/21—Direct routes
In case you missed it, the Senate Finance Committee voted out their version of the budget bill—amended before approval—moving it on to the full Senate for a vote.
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Accountability & Testing
Why college entrance exams matter
Since the spring of 2017, all Ohio eleventh graders have been required to take either the ACT or the SAT at the state’s expense.
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Curriculum & Instruction
The past, present, and future of summer programs for students
As post-pandemic life cautiously starts to take shape here in America, uncertainty abounds. Will our systems and processes and activities eagerly snap back to their 2019 forms? Or will our lives in 2021 and beyond take on new contours influenced by what we have learned, for good and ill, during the challenges forced upon us by 2020?
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Gadfly Bites 6/4/21—What a difference a month makes
Sometimes this clips gig is fun; sometimes it lands somewhere south of that.
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Accountability & Testing
Yes, the House’s proposed school rating labels are “actively misleading”
After months of debate, state lawmakers continue to mull significant changes to Ohio’s school report card system. Two vastly different proposals to overhaul the report card framework have emerged (House Bill 200 and Senate Bill 145).
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School Finance
Testimony given before the Senate Finance Committee on HB 110—6/3/21
NOTE: On June 3, 2021, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on House Bill 110, the state budget bill.
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School Finance
Media statement on the Ohio Senate’s K-12 education proposals
Today, the Ohio Senate released its version of the biennial state budget (House Bill 110). As a sizeable portion of overall state expenditures, K–12 education funding has rightly been subject to much debate since Governor DeWine and the Ohio House unveiled their budget proposals earlier this year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/2/21—The rubber hits the road
Our own Jessica Poiner had an op-ed published in the Enquirer last week arguing for keeping Ohio’s universal college admissions testing requirement.
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Curriculum & Instruction
What’s next for College Credit Plus?
Back in 2014, Ohio lawmakers overhauled the state’s dual-enrollment program that gives students opportunities to take advanced courses through two- or four-year colleges.
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Gadfly Bites 5/28/21—Worthy of note
Back in September in these very Bites, we were cheering because Lima private school Golden Bridge Academy was on the grow and moving to a new and prominent location on the town square. What was not, apparently, worthy of note in that piece at the time was that the school was changing its name and “going public”!
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Gadfly Bites 5/26/21—“I was skeptical... And it caused me to dig deeper into my data.”
Only one clip of note today, but that’s OK. I’m still resting up from Monday’s exertions. Plus, this is a weirdly interesting one.
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Career & Technical Education
The Senate should say no to making driver’s licenses count as industry-recognized credentials
The state budget has long been the primary vehicle for instituting sweeping education policy changes in Ohio. Amidst all the hustle and bustle and debate, it’s easy to forget that standalone bills are still being proposed. In fact, given the high stakes, it may even seem wise to focus solely on the budget.
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Dissecting the pandemic pivot to remote teaching and learning at the college level
Stories of successful remote teaching and learning experiences during the pandemic are heartening. But more and better data around those successes are required.
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Governance, Advanced Education
Gadfly Bites 5/24/21—Perhaps they are referring to the party game?
This headline, as with almost every legislation-related headline that includes it, misuses the term “limbo” in referencing the topic of education funding reform. (13ABC News, Toledo, 5/22/21)
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Accountability & Testing
The third grade reading guarantee might be working after all
First implemented in the 2013–14 school year, Ohio’s third grade reading guarantee has aimed to ensure that all children have the foundational reading skills needed to navigate more chall
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Gadfly Bites 5/21/21—No thanks for the memories
Those of you with good memories will no doubt recall that eligibility criteria for the state’s Quality Charter School funding was a source of some discussion in 2019 and 2020.
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Gadfly Bites 5/19/21—“Our kids have never been where they need to be.”
While we heard on Monday about how far behind Columbus City Schools’ seniors are, here is a positive “beyond-the-pod” story where we learn a lot about another church-affiliated non-profit doing the work of tutoring, supporti
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An overview of what Cleveland schools will offer students this summer
Summer school offerings are historically reserved for academically struggling students or those with special needs. This year, though, pandemic-related school closures have increased the number of students who will need extra support during the upcoming summer months.
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Will Ohio hold schools accountable for effectively spending federal relief aid?
Just over a year ago, Congress passed the first
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Testimony provided before the Senate Finance Committee on HB 110—5/17/21
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s biennial budget.
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Gadfly Bites 5/17/21—Some…weirdness
Several odd stories in the news since Friday. First up: some community members in Tipp City are on a crusade to remove certain elected school board members due to what they say is a decline in the “quality of education and overall health” of the district.
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Gadfly Bites 5/14/21 – STEM-tastic!
Gadfly Bites is back from vacation. Hope you missed me as much as I missed you!
