Gadfly Bites 8/23/19 – Potential toxicity
Here is a nice look at the opening day at Marion Preparatory Academy, a new charter school in Marion.
Here is a nice look at the opening day at Marion Preparatory Academy, a new charter school in Marion.
It’s back to school time across Ohio and the local news media is covering it from lots of angles. First up: the good.
I realize that Willard, Ohio, is a long way from Columbus. I will also grant that school superintendents are busy people even in the summer.
Public education is no stranger to controversy. Whether it’s standardized testing, academic standards, graduation requirements, charter schools or school funding, discussion and disputation are part of the deal.
School report cards, the primary mechanism through which Ohio maintains transparency and accountability for academic outcomes, have been a hotly debated topic. Critics argue that the ratings track too closely with pupil demographics, some decry the shift to the more transparent and easily understood A–F rating system, while still others are just unhappy with the results.
Things are quiet in the Statehouse these days. Too quiet. The lull is allowing Capitol Square reporters to branch out.
In late June, Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson introduced legislation that would overhaul the state’s school funding system.
Well well well. We discussed on Monday how Akron City Schools seems to have perpetrated something of a bait-and-switch with regard to the outcomes imagined for its new career academies (“We are not built on the premise that we are producing a certain career field.”).
Last summer, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 318, a wide-ranging school safety and security bill.
Chad Aldis published an op-ed
With the dawning of a new school year comes the inevitable stories about transportation woes.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill is quoted and blogs from Jessica Poiner are linked in this
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.
In the coming weeks, I’ll be working on a blog series that digs into Ohio’s school funding system.
Last fall, Fordham began releasing a series of education reform proposals for policymakers to consider in the budget cycle.
We talked last week about the recent meetings of the elected school boards in Youngstown and Lorain.
As my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know very well (love to all five of you!), your humble clips compiler loves to unearth obscure stories from odd outlet
We’re still in Post-Budget Land around here, based on the available material for clips today.
In case you missed it, Ohio has a
About a month ago, I took a look at four of the most significant education policies that were set to be debated in conference committee.
Governor Mike DeWine is expected to sign the state budget bill, House Bill 166, into law today. HB 166 is chock full of education provisions that extend far beyond the dollars and cents of funding allocations.
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Before we get into budget stuff, there are a couple of other items to talk about.
Proficient (adj.): “Well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge.” —Merriam Webster
Chad trekked over to the Spectrum News offices last week to
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Spectrum News 1 visited our conference room a while back to ask Chad
For many Ohio students, taking college entrance exams is a key milestone on the path from high school to college. Yet countless thousands have foregone these exams, effectively slamming the door on their opportunity to attend four-year colleges and universities.