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Gadfly Bites 1/31/25—Take the necessary steps
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Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute media statement on 2024 Ohio NAEP scores
Today, the United States Department of Education released data from the 2024 round of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” These assessments are given to a representative sample of students from every state and provides one of the most comprehensive looks at student ach
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/29/25—No matter
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/27/25—Better find the keys
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.24.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/24/25—Implementation is indeed key
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/22/25—A crack in the fortification
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School Finance
Has Ohio erased its charter funding gaps?
Ohio’s push to improve charter school funding has made real progress in recent years. But there are still thousands of charter students who need—and deserve—more support.
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Teachers & School Leaders
Can an evaluation system improve the practice of novice teachers? Evidence from Tennessee
First-year teachers—especially those who begin on the lower end of the performance scale—tend to improve over time if they remain on the job, according to rigorous research studies.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.17.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/17/25—Gambits
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School Finance
The irrational hysteria over the billion-dollar price tag of Ohio’s private school scholarships
The uproar over private school scholarship programs, which support the education of more than 150,000 Ohio students, continues to drone on.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/15/25—Where the kids are being educated
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Teachers & School Leaders
Ohio could bolster its teacher pipeline by supporting student teachers
Tackling Ohio’s teacher vacancy data problem should be a priority for lawmakers in the upcoming year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/13/25—Making your own case
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.10.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/10/25—Works for me
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/8/25—Ensnared in a web of string and pushpins
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/6/25—Plain talk
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.3.25
This is the first edition of Ohio Charter News to be published in 2025, covering relevant news stories from the final weeks of 2024. Next week, we will have the first news of the new year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/3/25—If you know, you know
This is the first edition of Gadfly Bites to be published in 2025. Glad you’re back with us! These clips cover the end of 2024 only—from Dec 20 to Dec 31. We will be back on Monday with our first look at clips from the new year.
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Governance
Five bold predictions for Ohio education policy in 2025
The past few years have been a busy time in Ohio education, as state leaders have pushed the envelope on educational choice, promoted the science of reading, and gone back and forth on all sorts of accountability policies.
