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Pathways Matter blog image
Commentary
6.3.2022
Career & Technical Education

Ohio is making strides in education-to-workforce pathways

Jessica Poiner

Each year, millions of Americans struggle to navigate the job market. Rapidly changing technology and a volatile economy can make it hard for many workers to find the right fit.

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Commentary
6.3.2022
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.3.22

Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray

Legislation update

Ohio charter news logo
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
6.3.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 6/3/22—I suppose that “Great Renaissance” and “Great Enlightenment” might sound like too much of a commitment

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
6.1.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 6/1/22—Blockage

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Sponsor evaluations blog image
Commentary
5.31.2022
Charter Schools

Don’t weaken Ohio’s charter sponsor evaluation system

Aaron Churchill

Last week, the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education committee passed a provision that would weaken the state’s charter sponsor evaluation system.

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ESSA exit criteria blog image
Commentary
5.27.2022
Accountability & Testing

ODE should rework its exit criteria, again

Aaron Churchill

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.

ESSA exit criteria blog image
Ohio charter news logo
Commentary
5.27.2022
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.27.22

Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray

Outgoing

Ohio charter news logo
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.27.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/27/22—I Promise students end their school year in style

Jeff Murray

Not much news today, but what we have is worthy to stand on its own.

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.25.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/25/22—“No need to go back to the drawing board”

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Chad testimony on HB 497 image
Commentary
5.24.2022
Accountability & Testing

Testimony presented before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 497—May 24, 2022

Chad L. Aldis

NOTE: On May 24, 2022, the Ohio House of Representatives’ Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on a bill to eliminate a key aspect of state’s

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Teacher pensions pt iii blog image
Commentary
5.24.2022
Teachers & School Leaders

Can Ohio clean up its teacher pension mess?

Aaron Churchill

Ohio’s teacher pension system is woefully underfunded, imposes significant costs on teachers and schools, and shortc

Teacher pensions pt iii blog image
Tutoring grants blog image
Commentary
5.23.2022
Curriculum & Instruction

Ohio takes a positive step toward statewide high-dosage tutoring

Jessica Poiner

In late March, the Ohio Department of Education announced a grant program aimed at developing and expanding tutoring for K–12 students in the wake of pandemic-caused learning losses.

Tutoring grants blog image
ESSA Educator Equity Brief 2022 Ohio SR image
Commentary
5.23.2022
Governance

Clearing the compliance bar: Ohio’s success in reporting teacher quality data

Jeff Murray

In 2015, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) included a provision asking states to ensure that all students have equal access to qualified and effective teachers.

ESSA Educator Equity Brief 2022 Ohio SR image
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.23.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/23/22—Not so much between the lines as not in there at all

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Ohio charter news logo
Commentary
5.20.2022
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.20.22

Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray

Rising enrollment

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Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.20.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/20/22—Definitely running out of things to celebrate

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.18.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/18/22—“A nice little stockpile”

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.16.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/16/22—Wiggle room indeed

Jeff Murray

Toledo City Schools is looking at the possibility of re-implementing block scheduling for high schoolers in one of severa

Gadfly Bites
Ohio charter news logo
Commentary
5.13.2022
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.13.22

Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray

We’re back from vacation, covering pieces from 4/30 – 5/13. Celebrating National Charter Schools Week in Ohio

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Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.13.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/13/22—“Many roads”

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.11.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/11/22—“More marketable”

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Media statement image
Commentary
5.10.2022
Governance

Fordham Institute media statement on new state superintendent

Ohio Education Gadfly

Today, members of the State Board of Education voted to select Steve Dackin as the next state superintendent of public instruction with 14 out of 19 votes.

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Bleak reality of teacher pension systems blog image
Commentary
5.10.2022
Teachers & School Leaders

The romance versus the reality of teacher pensions

Aaron Churchill

Pensions, a promise of guaranteed lifetime income for retirees, have been around since antiquity.

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School closures and in person learning SR image
Commentary
5.10.2022
Governance

For whom the school bell tolls: Data on in-person learning in 2020-2021

Jeff Murray

School reopening decisions following emergency pandemic closures have been sources of much parental angst, pundit caterwauling, and political controversy. Now that most of the dust has settled, new research gauges what was really happening in U.S. schools during this turbulent time.

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Time for HS innovation blog image
Commentary
5.9.2022
Career & Technical Education

Time for Ohio to get innovative with high school

Jessica Poiner

According to the state’s most recent annual report on educational attainment, 49.5 percent of Ohio adults had a postsecondary degree or other credential of value in 2019.

Time for HS innovation blog image
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.9.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/9/22—Now, about those charter, STEM, and private school grads…

Jeff Murray

We’re back, y’all. Still drying out from a rainy vacation and covering clips from 5/4 – 5/9.

Gadfly Bites
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.4.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/4/22—Sounds like the same old conversations to me

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Teacher retirement knowledge SR image
Commentary
5.2.2022
Teachers & School Leaders

What do teachers know about their retirement benefits?

Aaron Churchill

How many teachers know even the basics about their retirement plan? Too few according to a recent study by Dillon Fuchsman of Saint Louis University and Josh McGee and Gema Zemarro of the University of Arkansas.

Teacher retirement knowledge SR image
Gadfly Bites
Commentary
5.2.2022
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/2/22—Long memory

Jeff Murray

Gadfly Bites
Ohio charter news logo
Commentary
4.29.2022
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.29.22

Jeff Murray

Our champion

Ohio charter news logo

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