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.
Quite the mixed bag of stuff today, including two staple topics of Gadfly Bites. First up: Drama in Youngstown.
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.
Both of these summer academics-and-fun combined camp programs sound great to me.
As this year’s budget process races to the finish line, state lawmakers are the midst of making decisions about what stays and what goes. The current, Senate-passed version of the budget bill has dozens of provisions that would move K–12 education in the right direction.
We’ll start today with some good news that is probably easy to miss.
Aaron Churchill is quoted extensively, and the report’s findings discussed at a decen
In case you missed it, the Ohio Senate passed the state budget bill yesterday.
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.
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
For several years, thousands of charter,
This spring, the national education nonprofit EdChoice published a “capstone” report outlining a series of research projects it conducted alongside Hanover Research.
I guess I’m not quite sure how this happened, but I like it anyway: A blog post from our own Aaron Chu
Aaron Churchill provided testimony on the Senate’s version of the state budget bill during a committee hearing yesterday.
NOTE: This morning, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 33, the state’s budget bill for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
In 2021, during the previous state budget cycle, lawmakers used federal pandemic relief funds to create
It’s been a busy couple of days for Fordham’s Aaron Churchill.
NOTE: This piece was originally published by RealClear Education.
Following Florida’s lead, about twenty states, including Ohio, have enacted laws that require schools to retain third gra
Always an interesting day when we have only opinion pieces to discuss here in the Bites. First up, Dublin City Schools Superintendent John Marschhausen wears many hats.
On May 9, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) announced that it had hired Dr. Warren Morgan as the district’s new CEO. Morgan will replace Eric Gordon, who has been at the district’s helm since 2011.
Jessica and Aaron teamed up for a nice op-ed published in the ABJ t
Today, Ohio Excels and the Ohio Education Research Center (OERC) released a study on the academic impact of retaining students under Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee and providing them with extra support.
We’re back after the long holiday weekend with lots to talk about. Let’s get to it!
By now, it’s no secret that the pandemic and schools’ pivot to remote learning was a disaster for most students.
The Catholic Diocese of Columbus announced this week that 15 area parishes would be closing due to a decline in attendance and a shortage of priests to run them.
NOTE: This piece was originally published in the Dayton Daily News.
God bless all the folks in Dayton who are taking Fordham and NCTQ’s n
There are numerous roadblocks that can deter students’ participation in dual-enrollment programs, which allow them to earn college credit while completing high school graduation requirements. A lack of prerequisite courses, scheduling difficulties, and transportation hurdles are frequently cited examples.
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