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Gadfly Bites 8/9/23—You don’t say, padre
Some nice words for Ohio in this opinion piece written by the Senior Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation in Pennsylvania.
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Gadfly Bites 8/7/23—“I can’t go anywhere where somebody doesn’t stop me and say, it’s about time.”
Only one clip today, but I think it’s great that this one stands on its own…for a lot of reasons.
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Gadfly Bites 8/4/23—Grizzled
There are a lot of words in this piece (nearly 2,900 of them) talking in the most negative possible terms about state takeovers of chronically-underperforming districts and schools.
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Gadfly Bites 8/2/23—Spreading the Good News
This is the article that every Columbus school parent has been waiting for: Asking the question
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Mayoral control has been good for Cleveland schools
A recent headline in Education Week suggested that mayoral control is a “fading school reform.” The piece noted the impending transition to an elected school board in Chicago, as well as efforts in Boston to wrest co
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Gadfly Bites 7/31/23—What we did over summer break
Fox News and several other national entities covered the I Promise School story we talked about on Friday.
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Gadfly Bites 7/28/23—More than a school, yes. But also: Still a school.
One more post-budget story? Sure thing!
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Gadfly Bites 7/26/23—Best and most practical
I’m going to go out on a limb to suggest that Dr. David Lawrence has harbored the ambition to lead Dayton City Schools for quite a while now.
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A fifty-state analysis of non-district students’ access to district-provided services
Traditional district schools have become providers of many services and benefits for students. The list is nearly endless, but includes food provision (both in school and on weekends/summer break), athletics, the arts, computer and tech education, medical care, summer camps, and counseling.
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Gadfly Bites 7/24/23—Beyond the Battle for the Budget
While initial responses to the state budget focused mainly on voucher expansion and third grade retention for last year’s kiddos, we’re several weeks into the new biennium now and the reality of changes to be realized on
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Gadfly Bites 7/19/23—New and valuable
Only two items to talk about today, but both of them are pretty interesting in their own way.
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Gadfly Bites 7/17/23—A step toward fairness
From the sublime… The Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal has positi
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Gadfly Bites 7/14/23—“You’re taking away something vital.”
This piece asks the big question “What comes next after the historic increa
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Gadfly Bites 7/10/23—Shifting reality
Some hot takes rolling in as folks accept—or not, as the case may be—the reality shifts ahead based on the recently-passed state budget.
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Gadfly Bites 7/7/23—Now you see her, now you don’t
Budget analysis remains a little thin, but we’ll go with what we have.
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Gadfly Bites 7/5/23—Big DEW-ings
In case you missed it, Governor DeWine signed the new state budget into law on Monday.
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Gadfly Bites 7/3/23—Let’s give ‘em something to talk about
Not much to talk about in this edition of the Bites except for the passage of
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Fordham Institute statement on the passage of Ohio’s state budget bill
Today, the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 33, the state’s biennial budget bill for FYs 2024–25. The legislation contains numerous provisions that strengthen K–12 education, among which include:
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Gadfly Bites 6/30/23—Super pleased
“In general, I think most superintendents earn their compensation,” says F
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Gadfly Bites 6/28/23—It’s like they don’t even read the Bites
Quite the mixed bag of stuff today, including two staple topics of Gadfly Bites. First up: Drama in Youngstown.
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Five K–12 education issues to watch in the budget bill conference committee
The process of creating a new state budget is quickly drawing to a close, with key lawmakers set to hammer out the final legislation in conference committee. Those negotiations are ongoing, with the budget for FYs 2024–25 likely to pass by Friday.
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Gadfly Bites 6/26/23—Good old summertime
Both of these summer academics-and-fun combined camp programs sound great to me.
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Gadfly Bites 6/23/23—Not to be missed
We’ll start today with some good news that is probably easy to miss.
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Gadfly Bites 6/21/23—Failing grade
Aaron Churchill is quoted extensively, and the report’s findings discussed at a decen
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Gadfly Bites 6/16/23—Same old same old for the kids
In case you missed it, the Ohio Senate passed the state budget bill yesterday.
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Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools, Governance
CREDO got it wrong: Ohio’s charter sector is strong and getting better
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.
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Gadfly Bites 6/14/23—Media literacy
A little history for you before we kick off today’s clips: Back on June 4, a lifetime ago by journalistic standards, an op-ed by our own Aaron Churchill was published in the print version of the
