Gadfly Bites 11/28/22—“It is very much out of our control”
Jeff MurrayGadfly Bites is back from the holiday stuffed and happy. Hope you are too! We are covering clips from 11/18 – 11/28.
School transportation woes are harming central Ohio students
Jeff MurrayNews reports make the situation crystal clear: School transportation in central Ohio, and elsewhere, is in disarray.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.18.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio Charter News will not be distributed next week due to the holiday. Our next edition will publish on December 2. Happy Thanksgiving! Grand opening
Gadfly Bites 11/18/22—Don’t let up
Jeff MurrayGadfly Bites will be on vacation/holiday all next week. That should help your own turkey go down a little smoother.
2022 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report
The latest edition of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation’s sponsorship annual report highlights our work during the 2021-22 school year, overseeing twelve schools that served 5,500 students in four Ohio cities.
Gadfly Bites 11/14/22—If I could limit today’s edition to just one clip, you know I would
Jeff MurrayToday’s headline says it all for me, but a) I can’t make this gig all about myself or all 9 of you dedicated Gadfly Bites subscribers will no doubt abandon ship, and b) this “other” story is interesting also.
Gadfly Bites 11/11/22—“We can’t just dive in and teach kids how to read”
Jeff MurrayHere’s another angle on a story we talked about earlier this week: Changing the way students are taught to read in Dayton-area schools.
Gadfly Bites 11/9/22—From pivot to revolving door
Jeff MurrayIndianan Christopher Lubienski, PhD, is not a fan of vouchers for low-income folks to attend private schools with the help of state funds.
Gadfly Bites 11/7/22—Expressing optimism is often easier than having it
Jeff MurrayThe gist of
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.4.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayProviding needed services
Gadfly Bites 11/2/22—Perhaps there’s a different definition of “pro-active” of which I am unaware
Jeff MurrayI don’t know from this piece what they were doing before now, but
Teen surveys find interest in CTE, but opportunities still lacking
Jessica PoinerRecently released NAEP results confirm a harsh reality already indicated by state tests and report cards: Ohio students suffered
Residential mobility and school choice in Michigan
Jeff MurrayWhen and why families stop using school choice programs might be just as important to understand as why they opt into them in the first place. While supporters and researchers typically focus on issues of school quality, educational fit, and student needs, new data from Michigan suggest there is much more at play.
Gadfly Bites 10/31/22—Corrections and revisions
Jeff MurrayThe chair of the Senate Education Committee on Friday gave Gongwer a preview of his priorities for the upcoming lame duck legislative session.
Gadfly Bites 10/28/22—Weak electronic sauce
Jeff MurrayNot much to report on, really, but let’s get to it.
Gadfly Bites 10/26/22—Fighting only half the battle
Jeff MurraySo we had our NAEP teaser on Monday. Let’s dig into the details today.
Gadfly Bites 10/24/22—“Too complex to draw the straight line”
Jeff MurrayIt’s a sure bet that
Do high-performing charter schools improve student health outcomes?
Jeff MurrayIs it possible that attending a high-performing school may help young people live healthier lives? An intriguing new paper from the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network open access journal says yes, though with some important caveats. A research team lead by Dr.
Gadfly Bites 10/17/22—Let’s face it
Jeff MurrayWe’re back after a Friday break and covering a plethora of news from 10/12 – 10/17/22.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.14.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayReport card success = student success
Gadfly Bites 10/12/22—The time of the lawgivers is not nigh
Jeff MurrayAs if they did not realize that the state legislature was not currently in session (it’s election season not lawgiving season, dontcha know?),