Reflections on the 5 most interesting education stories in a topsy-turvy 2018
Like the roller-coasters at Cedar Point, the past year had its highs and lows.
Like the roller-coasters at Cedar Point, the past year had its highs and lows.
Some have said that we’ve reached the end of education policy, but that seems to be far from the case in Ohio.
We’re back with a wrap up of education stories from the end of 2018 (published between 12/22 and 12/31)! These are listed in chronological order (mainly) rather than arranged to tell a story as per usual. Apologies for my appalling lack of effort. New Year, New Resolve. I Promise.
Our own Chad Aldis is quoted in this piece expressing hope that a “long term
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We start today with an oldie-but-goodie:
We here at Fordham are obsessed with data, in case you didn’t know. Never more so than at the end of the year when we look to see which of our many blog posts were most successful at catching the attention of you, our readers. We have crunched the numbers and consulted the experts, and here are your top five most-read blogs of 2018:
One of the key tenets of the American Dream is the opportunity for children to grow up to earn more than their parents. Although millions of Americans aspire to get ahead, there are considerable challenges—such as poverty and racial barriers—that can get in the way.
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Never the best at timing, the Ohio Department of Education yesterday released
Chad is quoted in this editorial wh
In case you missed it this week, the long-threatened extension of lowball, non-academic graduation requirements moved forward in the General Assembly.
Not much to say today in presenting these pieces.
We start today with some very nice coverage of
The topic of graduation requirements remains on the front burner for Ohio’s education reporters.
You’ve got to appreciate just how dedicated the folks at News5 in Northeast Ohio have become to the topic of graduation requirements.
As noted in the Bites on Friday,
How many times have I started a clips rundown with this sentence in the last 18 months?
Fordham’s latest annua
We have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.
Saying that right sizing schools and saving money is a “distraction” from trying to stave off a “state takeover”,
Earlier this week, Republican candidate and current Attorney General Mike DeWine won the Ohio gubernatorial election by 4.2 percentage points over Democratic challenger Richard Cordray.
As all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.
In case you didn’t know it, the brilliance of Fordham’s Chad Aldis knows no bounds. Earlier this week, he was in Indianapolis to give expert testimony regarding online schools to the Indiana Board of Education. Aldis unleashed!
Not much in the way of education news in recent days. Wonder what else reporters are talking about?
On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to prohibit public-employee labor unions from collecting “agency” or “fair share” fees, overturning a 41-year-old precedent. At the time, the ruling in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31, was thought to have broad implications for education.
Not much to report today in proper education news, but most of what we have is decently good news. So there’s that.