Gadfly Bites 10/7/22—“Actually pretty encouraging”
Fordham’s latest Ohio policy brief—focused on strengthening teacher re
Fordham’s latest Ohio policy brief—focused on strengthening teacher re
There’s a lot of needless blather in this piece, but the bottom line is that
A few weeks ago, Ohio released state report cards for the 2021–22 school year.
Sylvia Allegretto and her colleagues at the union-backed Economic Policy Institute (EPI) have been arguing for over eighteen years that teachers are underpaid. Her latest in a long line of reports on the topic was published in August and follows the same methodology as all previous versions.
Both Fordham and the Ohio Education Association are thinking about how to strengthen the teacher workforce in our state
Important new research
“We’ll
The past two school years have been anything but normal due to pandemic disruptions, with student achievement showing the strain.
Since 2015, College Credit Plus (CCP) has offered academically eligible Ohio students in grades 7–12 the opportunity to earn postsecondary credit by taking college courses for free before graduating from high school.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill has an op-ed in the
Here are two “big picture” looks at Ohio report card data.
A little bit of report card hangover to start with today.
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We’ll start today not with the obvious story, but with one that is near and dear to my dad heart:
Today, the Ohio Department of Education released its annual report cards for the 2021-22 school year. For two decades, report cards have shined a light on pupil achievement and provided parents and communities with an important check on student progress.
Fordham’s recent report on turning around low-per
Recognizing the importance of an educated citizenry, Ohio taxpayers have made generous investments in K–12 education. In FY 2021, statewide spending on public primary and secondary education reached a record high of $21 billion or $13,300 per pupil.
The good news: Columbus City Schools appears able to find enough stuff on which to spend its full allotment of Covid-relief funding before the various deadlines, according to this piece.
Busing woes large, growing
Tiny Dalton Local Schools in eastern Ohio is very excited about new school bus safety measur
It is a rarity for school districts to run afoul of city
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Thanks to inflation and supply chain issues, back-to-school shopping was an especially tight squeeze for many families this year. But parents aren’t the only ones shouldering the financial burden. Teachers are, too.
Though many of America’s single parents do a great job raising their kids and getting them off to an excellent start in school and in life, research has
20 years of serving Dayton students