Double Punished: Locked Out of Opportunity
Jessica PoinerAccording to the Sentencing Project, the number of youth committed to juvenile facilities across the country has steadily declined sinc
Creating great school options for all Ohio students: Recommendations to strengthen educational choice in the Buckeye State
Aaron ChurchillOhio has a long history of empowering parents with educational options for their children. Today, more than 250,000 of the state’s 1.6 million students attend public charter schools, enroll in private schools with the support of state-funded scholarships, or participate in interdistrict open enrollment.
Gadfly Bites 8/12/22—Fifty percent of these clips are one hundred percent awesome
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start with the good stuff.
Gadfly Bites 8/8/22—Whine and ye shall receive
Jeff MurrayAfter two editions of the Bites in which I complained about news coverage of new charter schools, I must give
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.5.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMillions of students served…
Gadfly Bites 8/5/22—Deferred maintenance
Jeff MurrayA friendly reminder from your humble clips complier that there is
Gadfly Bites 8/3/22—Far less than full chisel
Jeff MurrayLast 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
Aaron ChurchillJust 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
Jeff MurrayI’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
Three steps Ohio can take to tap into the potential of youth apprenticeships
Jessica PoinerRegistered apprenticeship programs offer workers paid, on-the-job learning experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor, job-related classroom training, and the chance to earn a portable industry-recognized credential.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.29.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOne mom, one kid, one amazing story
Gadfly Bites 7/29/22—The one hand and the other hand
Jeff MurrayThis is a story about the first day of the new school year this week at Columbus’ only year-round school.
Gadfly Bites 7/27/22—The one thing teachers always seem prepared for
Jeff MurrayIt only took them three years, but you heard it here first: Columbus City Schools is better
Opening the door: Career services in community colleges
Jeff MurrayThe career services office is a necessary stop on any good college campus tour, as it offers prospective students a sneak peek at all the help the staff within can provide—resume writing, mentors in many different employment fields, interview prep, job fairs, and much more.
Gadfly Bites 7/25/22—Lightweight
Jeff MurraySo sorry to miss you all on Friday. Unavoidable. Back again to jumpstart your week with some krazy klips.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.22.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOne win, but maybe more to come
Gadfly Bites 7/20/22—Magnanimity
Jeff MurrayThis story attempts to make the point that Covid learni
Six reasons to support universal school choice in Ohio
Aaron ChurchillArizona, long one of the nation’s trailblazers in the school-choice movement, recently expanded its education savings account (ESA) program to ensure that all students—regardless of income or where they attend
Gadfly Bites 7/18/22—At least two of these are horrible situations
Jeff MurrayFirst up this week, Fordham’s Aaron Churchill had
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.15.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayLast but definitely not least
Gadfly Bites 7/15/22—The Full Koogan
Jeff MurrayBack 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.
Gadfly Bites 7/13/22—Popp Goes the Tiger
Jeff MurrayI’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
Gadfly Bites 7/11/22—There will always be a need
Jeff MurrayFive voter-determined seats on the state board of education are u