Gadfly Bites 10/31/22—Corrections and revisions
The chair of the Senate Education Committee on Friday gave Gongwer a preview of his priorities for the upcoming lame duck legislative session.
The chair of the Senate Education Committee on Friday gave Gongwer a preview of his priorities for the upcoming lame duck legislative session.
Not much to report on, really, but let’s get to it.
Research is clear that a more diverse teaching force can improve a wide range of student
So we had our NAEP teaser on Monday. Let’s dig into the details today.
It’s a sure bet that
We’re back after a Friday break and covering a plethora of news from 10/12 – 10/17/22.
As if they did not realize that the state legislature was not currently in session (it’s election season not lawgiving season, dontcha know?),
Fordham’s latest Ohio policy brief—focused on strengthening teacher re
There’s a lot of needless blather in this piece, but the bottom line is that
Sylvia Allegretto and her colleagues at the union-backed Economic Policy Institute (EPI) have been arguing for over eighteen years that teachers are underpaid. Her latest in a long line of reports on the topic was published in August and follows the same methodology as all previous versions.
Both Fordham and the Ohio Education Association are thinking about how to strengthen the teacher workforce in our state
Teachers are the most important in-school factor affecting student achievement, and in the wake of pandemic-caused learning losses, Ohio schools need effective teachers more than ever.
“We’ll
Since 2015, College Credit Plus (CCP) has offered academically eligible Ohio students in grades 7–12 the opportunity to earn postsecondary credit by taking college courses for free before graduating from high school.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill has an op-ed in the
Here are two “big picture” looks at Ohio report card data.
A little bit of report card hangover to start with today.
We’ll start today not with the obvious story, but with one that is near and dear to my dad heart:
Fordham’s recent report on turning around low-per
Recognizing the importance of an educated citizenry, Ohio taxpayers have made generous investments in K–12 education. In FY 2021, statewide spending on public primary and secondary education reached a record high of $21 billion or $13,300 per pupil.
The good news: Columbus City Schools appears able to find enough stuff on which to spend its full allotment of Covid-relief funding before the various deadlines, according to this piece.
Tiny Dalton Local Schools in eastern Ohio is very excited about new school bus safety measur
It is a rarity for school districts to run afoul of city
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Thanks to inflation and supply chain issues, back-to-school shopping was an especially tight squeeze for many families this year. But parents aren’t the only ones shouldering the financial burden. Teachers are, too.