Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.20.23
“Stocktaking” of issues facing all public schools
“Stocktaking” of issues facing all public schools
In December, the Ohio Auditor of State released a special audit of the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS).
It’s an all-Urban 8 edition today.
We need many more effective, “expert” teachers in our schools. Thus, a new report aiming to synthesize numerous past studies in order to identify attributes that make a top performing teacher should be of interest to practitioners and policymakers alike.
Charter growth in Ohio
We first noted this…unusual story last Friday, and simply alluded to it in the Bites because it seemed fanciful at the time.
Today, Senator Bill Reineke introduced Senate Bill 1, legislation that would dramatically change the duties of the State Board of Education, create a Department of Education and Workforce Development, and make the new department part of the governor’s cabinet.
First things first: Looks like a deal was reached between Akron City Schools and its teachers union at some point over the weekend.
This is our first edition of 2023. Happy New Year to all! It covers news from December 15, 2022 – January 6, 2023. Looking back at 2022 pt 1 – Indianapolis
Our recent report on the impacts of Ohio’s EdChoice program on traditional district schools is one of two choice-focused report
This is our first edition of the new year but we’re covering the final clips from 2022 first—specifically, those published between 12/24 and 12/31/22. Happy New Year, and welcome back!
It’s the new year, and that means football, resolutions, and predictions. Foreseeing the future, of course, is risky business—nothing is certain except death and taxes—but we can be pretty sure that the coming year will be a busy one for Ohio policymakers.