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Gadfly Bites 8/14/26—Big change
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Gadfly Bites 8/12/26—Summer’s end
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Career & Technical Education
To improve awareness of CTE opportunities, lawmakers should mirror College Credit Plus
For more than a decade, Ohio’s dual credit program, known as College Credit Plus (CCP), has helped academically eligible students in grades 7–12 take college courses for free.
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Accountability & Testing
Effectiveness of co-requisite college remediation: Evidence from Kentucky
Historically, students who enroll in community colleges unprepared for college-level work have been required to take prerequisite courses to boost their math and English skills before they’re permitted to enroll in credit bearing courses. This unexpected burden of additional time and money often leads large numbers of students to drop out prior to earning a degree.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.7.26
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Gadfly Bites 8/7/26—The first step to fixing the problem…
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Career & Technical Education
Ohio cleans up its industry credentials list
Ohio’s industry-recognized credentialing system for high-schoolers ballooned out of control in recent years—wasting time, inflating grad rates, and leaving thousands of students with unmarketable credentials. All that’s about to stop, and we explain why.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/5/26—Vintage
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Curriculum & Instruction
Two ways Ohio can keep the pedal to the metal on math and reading
Earlier this summer, when Governor DeWine signed Senate Bill 19 into law, it marked the end of a long legislative process and the beginning of what could be a turning point for Ohio educati
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Gadfly Bites 8/3/26—It ain’t fair
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Accountability & Testing
Why Ohio’s third-grade retention law worked (until lawmakers killed it)
We dig into new research from Ohio that shows positive academic impacts of mandatory third grade retention policies. But skittish lawmakers killed them anyway.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.31.26
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Gadfly Bites 7/31/26—Encomiums for excellent exemplars
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Gadfly Bites 7/29/26—Other people’s money
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Curriculum & Instruction
Here’s how Ohio’s implementation of the science of reading is going
In 2023, Ohio lawmakers enacted a sweeping early literacy initiative aligned with the science of reading, an evidence-based
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/27/26—Union/reunion
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.26
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Gadfly Bites 7/24/26—Editorial fiat
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Accountability & Testing
Ohio education groups rush to defend failing public schools
In April, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released an amended ESSA plan for public comment that proposes stronger
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/22/26—Relaxation
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School Finance
Don’t blame EdChoice for district budget woes
State budget decisions have become a convenient scapegoat for Ohio districts projecting big deficits—especially the recent expansion of EdChoice vouchers. But those arguments are false. Here’s why.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.17.26
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Gadfly Bites 7/17/26—Awesome and not so awesome
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Accountability & Testing
How are Ohio students doing nationally in civics? It’s time to find out.
Known as the “Nation’s Report Card,” the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has long provided the clearest yardstick by which states can compare their students’ math and reading performance to other states.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/15/26—Abide by the law and benefit; flout it, and pay big time
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Curriculum & Instruction
The predictive power of third-grade test scores points to troubling outcomes for boys
A plethora of research findings indicate that the gender gap in college performance today—favoring females in terms of enrollment in a four-year college an
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Governance
Ohio lawmakers aim to bring evidence-based innovation to higher education
In Ohio, the summer months are quiet on the legislative front. This fall is shaping up to be quiet, as well, with lawmakers focusing most of their attention on the November election and its potential impacts. But there is some low-hanging, bipartisan fruit that policymakers can and should pluck before the end of the year.
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Gadfly Bites 7/13/26—“So many wonderful opportunities”
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Teachers & School Leaders
Ohio’s collective bargaining laws are a drag on its schools
The Fordham Institute recently published a comprehensive study comparing the power of teacher unions across all 50 states.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.10.26
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