Gadfly Bites 7/18/22—At least two of these are horrible situations
First up this week, Fordham’s Aaron Churchill had
First up this week, Fordham’s Aaron Churchill had
Last but definitely not least
Back in April, we talked about the new Math Corps program coming to Toledo this summer, especially highlighting the ambitious promises (“proven track record of success”) made by its leader for student achievement.
I’m not sure whether the voucher haters suing the state of Ohio over the EdChoice Scholarship Program had been waiting on a critical mass of cranky-yet-gullible school districts to pay up for join their pathetic ba
Five voter-determined seats on the state board of education are u
“Great”. “Astounding”. “Life-changing”.
We’re back after a holiday break and cleaning up a little bit of old news.
Internal numbers and state test score data indicate that Dayt
This piece is very short—less than 200 words—but I count at least seven lofty goals crammed into the brief discussion of a five
I actually thought I would have a first today: no pieces to clip at all. But here’s one that is worth standing on its own, for a number of reasons.
Potentially far-reaching decision
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Since I assume all of my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers (happy summer to all 9 of you!) pay attention to all things Fordham and not just me (seriously, if you don’t, you definitely should), I will assume that you all read
One more graduation story
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Some people like fall. Some people like summer. My favorite time of year is graduation season, especially when you get an interesting crop of news stories like these.
Last week, the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education committee passed a provision that would weaken the state’s charter sponsor evaluation system.
In 2015, federal lawmakers passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, the main K–12 education law of the land. Under this statute, states must submit an “ESSA plan” that describes how they intend to implement the provisions. In 2018, the U.S.