Gadfly Bites 7/22/20 – The question of

We continue our theme of low-quality clips this week.

Gadfly Bites 7/20/20 – Grand (re)opening?

Not much in the way of clips today.

Gadfly Bites 7/17/20 – Virtually yours

In case you missed it, there was a meeting of the state board of education earlier this week.

Gadfly Bites 7/15/20 – If I do say so myself

We start today with a Fordham cite—always fun.

A closer look at Ohio’s plan to reopen schools in the fall

It’s no secret that the national debate about reopening schools has been heating up.

Gadfly Bites 7/13/20 – Adults ask, “What lesson do we want to teach students?”

Officials at Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Say Yes to Education program in the city sound very

Gadfly Bites 7/10/20 – The electronic fine print

State Senator Peggy Lehner took a visit to the I Promise School in Akron (pre-pandemic, I’m guessing), and the experi

Gadfly Bites 7/8/20 – Sometimes you have to look hard for interesting clips

The Dispatch took a gander at which educational institutions—including K-12 schools—in central Ohio were ap

Gadfly Bites 7/6/20 – Control

In case you missed it over the long holiday weekend, Governor DeWine issued some preliminary guidelines for schools to reopen in the fall.

Gadfly Bites 7/1/20 – What school is for

We noted last week that Columbus City Schools hired its first ever chief equity officer.

Gadfly Bites 6/29/20 – School choice is hard

With the announcement last week that Dayton City Schools would offer a fully online learning option

Gadfly Bites 6/26/20 – (Some) leaders found

Veteran teacher and administrator Dave Taylor will take over as superintendent of Dayton Early College Academy s

Time to open up “open” enrollment

Interdistrict open enrollment is the biggest school-choice program that practically nobody ever mentions, perhaps because it’s less conspicuous and more socially acceptable than its cousins, private school vouchers and public charter schools.

Gadfly Bites 6/24/20 – Leaders wanted

Gadfly Bites 6/22/20 – In God We Trust

Quick: What was the subject of the universally-reviled HB 70 out of the 131st General Assembly? Buzzzzz. It was NOT Academic Distress Commissions, but thanks for playing! It was a bill allowing school districts to create community learning centers.

Why the opponents of vouchers are wrong

The growth of private school choice programs in Ohio has clearly struck a nerve with the education bureaucracy. After rapid expansion in the number of schools slated to be deemed “low-performing” in 2020–21, which ballooned the number of students eligible for vouchers, choice opponents pushed for massive changes in Ohio’s EdChoice program.

Gadfly Bites 6/17/20 – School choice on trial!

A group of Horizon Science Academy schools across Ohio are suing the state over what they reckon to

Coronavirus has made EdChoice debates even more complicated

It’s no secret that Covid-19 has had a massive impact on schools.

Gadfly Bites 6/15/20 – Healthy and proper

In case you missed it, Fordham released a new report last week that aimed to provide practical recommendations for restarting—and reshaping—educational accountability

Gadfly Bites 6/12/20 – Dayton, Greater.

The General Assembly passed a sweeping education bill this week aimed at supporting schools—and pr

Gadfly Bites 6/10/20 – Always on the losing side

The good news: a blog post by Fordham’s own Jessica Poiner is quoted in this piece.

Ohio needs flexible and affordable school choice, especially under COVID-19’s ongoing threat

Editor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.

Gadfly Bites 6/8/20 – Hold your horses, parents.

An elected board member in Cambridge City Schools has a three-pronged message for parents looking toward next school year: Don’t do anything hast

The educational cost of coronavirus

As unprecedented as our current times may appear to be, large scale disasters and emergencies such as those provoked by the global spread of COVID-19 are not new.

Gadfly Bites 6/5/20 – Ideal graduate or ideal school?

The impact of coronavirus on Ohio’s private schools

As schools across Ohio stagger toward the finish line of a bizarre and difficult school year, educators, parents, and state and local leaders are beginning to turn their attention toward the uncertainties of the future.

Gadfly Bites 6/3/20 – Pre-emption

1. In yesterday’s Very Special Episode of Live from the Crypt, Governor DeWine told us that the state’s goal is “to have kids back in the classroom” in the fall.

Portrait of the teaching force in America

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently published the latest data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted during the 2017–18 school year. It gives us an important snapshot of today’s teaching force in both public and private schools.

Gadfly Bites 6/1/20 – The pendulum

Let’s start with unequivocal good news. Here’s a look at the first ever graduating class of KIPP Columbus.