Setting the record straight on district enrollments

At the conclusion of a harangue about our school choice recommendations, Stephen Dyer a

Gadfly Bites 8/31/22—Putting money to good use

Three great stories about the state of Ohio prioritizing money for the benefit of students and families.

Gadfly Bites 8/29/22—Passing muster

Dayton Early College Academy began 20 years ago this year as a college prep program run by Dayton City Schools.

Gadfly Bites 8/26/22—OFT OMG

Barring anything unusual, the Columbus teachers strike is

Gadfly Bites 8/24/22—Not on board

Sorry to be out on Monday. Unavoidable again.

Effective and transparent communication with parents should be a goal for schools this year

A common refrain over the last couple years is that parents are growing increasingly frustrated with their children’s schools. The catalysts behind these feelings are wide-ranging and complex.

The case for restructuring Ohio’s state board of education, and how to do it

The state board of education (SBOE) plays an important role in Ohio’s K–12 education system.

Gadfly Bites 8/19/22—Tales of the new and the not-so-new

Double Punished: Locked Out of Opportunity

According to the Sentencing Project, the number of youth committed to juvenile facilities across the country has steadily declined sinc

Gadfly Bites 8/17/22—Classic!

Gadfly Bites 8/15/22—Faxes working overtime

Fordham’s Chad Aldis is quoted

Gadfly Bites 8/12/22—Fifty percent of these clips are one hundred percent awesome

We’ll start with the good stuff.

Gadfly Bites 8/10/22—Flexibility

In case you missed it, the Thomas B.

STEM summer high-school program has positive long-term impact

Efforts to diversify the pipeline of students, graduates, and workers in in-demand STEM fields often start in middle and high schools

Gadfly Bites 8/8/22—Whine and ye shall receive

After two editions of the Bites in which I complained about news coverage of new charter schools, I must give

Gadfly Bites 8/5/22—Deferred maintenance

A friendly reminder from your humble clips complier that there is

Gadfly Bites 8/3/22—Far less than full chisel

Last year’s rancor between the elected board of Cincinnati City Schools and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transportation Authority (SORTA) seems to be forgotten.

Teachers unions’ power to elect school board members

Just over a decade ago, the Brookings Institution published Terry Moe’s eye-opening book on teachers unions. His study revealed how local unions shape public education through the process of electing school board members.

Gadfly Bites 8/1/22—It’s all Greek to me

I’m sure I alluded to this (or, more likely, I probably outright said it) when we first discussed Dayton City Schools’ plans for a new K-12 catch-all school for students whose first language is not English, but I think it