Gadfly Bites 5/10/19 – The bad, the worse, and the truly weird
Today’s clips are a mix of bizarreness and absurdity that I’d like to call “bizzurdity”. I’m sure it will stick. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
Today’s clips are a mix of bizarreness and absurdity that I’d like to call “bizzurdity”. I’m sure it will stick. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
It’s budget season around here, which I think is kind of like allergy season: Endless, persistent, and annoying, but with slightly less snot.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increased achievement and greater o
Kinda weird: Fordham’s Chad Aldis gets more column inches than the ed board themselves in this editorial
NOTE: The Finance Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives today heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 166, the biennial budget bill.
The only education news that anyone is interested in to close this week is the passage of HB 154 out of both the House committee and out of the full House
I think the mission of the Elyria YWCA got hijacked by tantruming toddlers somehow.
Starting in the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind, federal law required states to ensure that all public school teachers were “highly qualified.” That meant having a bachelor’s degree, full state certification, and subject-area mastery, often
There are several questions and a ton of out-of-date information in this piece looking at
The benevolent, student-centric process of “school absorption” described in this piece is not possible given the way charter and district schools are run i
It may be quiet around Capitol Square this week, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things for Fordhamites to talk about.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
The thrust of this article is that the three finalists
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Budget season is silly season. And reporters are not immune.
Not long ago, we at Fordham collaborated with Public Impact to call attention to school districts’ uneven practices when recruiting and s
Another meeting was held this week to screech (“thrust!” “scream!” “fight!” “evil!” “damning!” “crafted in darkness!”) and
Chad is quoted in this piece covering this week’s flurry of legislation related to Ohio’s academic distress paradigm. The various legislators and officials quoted seem all over the map in terms of what they want and on the varying merits of the possible paths to get there.
For nearly two decades, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has published research, analyses, and evaluations on various aspects of the teaching profession.
Quantity vs. quality is the theme for our first set of clips, I think.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
WE'RE BACK FROM LAST WEEK'S CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM/VACATION – I HAVE A NOTE IF YOU NEED IT
Hey there, school funding fans!
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Editors in Columbus opined this m
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Fordham is namechecked in this story taking an Ohio angle on
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Four months ago, Say Yes to Education was a firm “maybe” for expanding to Cleveland.
As befits a school with a long-standing and storied journalism school (hi Kaleigh!), Ohio University—Athens seems to have a wide variety of outlets for pub