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Gadfly Bites 11/17/23—Perfectly petty
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Gadfly Bites 11/15/23—Everyone sounds pretty confident today
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Governance
Modernizing the traditional school district in Ohio: How state lawmakers can strengthen local accountability and drive higher performance
Our latest policy brief offers recommendations aimed at enhancing local, citizen-led accountability for district performance, while also loosening bureaucratic constraints on district leaders so that they can focus on what matters most: Lifting student achievement.
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Governance
Three tweaks lawmakers should consider making to their education regulation reform bill
Education policy plays a crucial role in determining whether students reach their full academic potential. The funding systems that allocate dollars to schools, data systems that track student outcomes over time, and the policies that hold adults accountable for meeting the needs of students are all incredibly important.
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Teachers & School Leaders
Looking at a new framework for classroom evaluations
Real time classroom observations by trained evaluators hold promise to accurately assess the quality of teaching and learning going on inside those four walls; an as-yet-untapped area of “education R&D”.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 11/13/23—Humble…but observant
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.10.23
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 11/10/23—Thank heavens! Literally.
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Governance
Fordham Institute media statement on new DEW Director
Today, Governor DeWine announced the appointment of Steve Dackin as Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
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Governance
The Ohio Attendance Taskforce offers solid recommendations for combating chronic absenteeism
On October 27, members of the Ohio Attendance Taskforce, which include school and business leaders as well as representatives from the juvenile court system, unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at improving school attendance.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 11/8/23—The DEW-dah parade
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Gadfly Bites 11/6/23—Real life experiences
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.3.23
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Fighting student absenteeism in Ohio
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 11/3/23—Shifting responsibility
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Career & Technical Education
More Ohio high school students are earning industry credentials, but are they valuable in the labor market?
Industry-recognized credentials (IRCs) can validate attainment of technical skills and signal to employers that a worker is qualified to perform certain tasks. While credentials are particularly useful for adults, they can also benefit high school students by helping to build their skillsets and giving them an edge when it comes time to compete for a job.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 11/1/23—The biggest calamity will befall students’ science education
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Governance
Three things Ohio’s revamped education department should prioritize during its first year
If you’ve been following headlines in Ohio, you’ve likely noticed that there’s an ongoing kerfuffle regarding an overhaul of the state’s K–12 education governance system.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Impacts of an enhanced early childhood education model
The aspiration of early childhood education (ECE) is kindergarten readiness for its young learners, followed by strong academic achievement in elementary school and an array of positive social-emotional outcomes along the way (and beyond).
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/30/23—A lesson learned?
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.27.23
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Education governance in Ohio finally changes
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/27/23—Not the answer
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Teachers & School Leaders
Senator Brenner’s plan would ensure struggling students get academic help
Too many students in Ohio are off-track—way off-track—in terms of meeting grade-level math and reading standards. Last school year, 32 percent of students statewide scored “limited”—the lowest achievement mark—on state math exams, while 20 percent scored at that level in English language arts (ELA).
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/25/23—Hope no one throws out an arm patting themselves on the back
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Curriculum & Instruction
Fordham Institute testimony on Ohio Senate Bill 162—10/24/23
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate Education Committee heard testimony on SB 162, which is an effort to improve academic intervention services for underperforming students in all public schools across the state.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/23/23—That wire is live!
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.20.23
This is the second of two editions this week, focusing on Ohio charter news stories and catching us up from our long vacation break.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/20/23—Three!
It took a week, but today’s edition finally brings us up to date following our long vacation break, covering 10/14 – 10/20/23.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Special Edition – 10.19.23
This is a special Thursday edition, the first of two catching up on news from our long vacation break; another edition will follow on Friday. Legacy
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Accountability & Testing
Social promotion returns to Ohio
“Social promotion,” the practice of pushing struggling students from one grade to the next regardless of their academic readiness, can have damaging long-term effects.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 10/18/23—Two…
Today’s edition, the second following a long vacation break, covers news from 10/7 – 10/13/23.
