Gadfly Bites 5/6/19 – The hidden problem
Kinda weird: Fordham’s Chad Aldis gets more column inches than the ed board themselves in this editorial
Kinda weird: Fordham’s Chad Aldis gets more column inches than the ed board themselves in this editorial
NOTE: The Finance Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives today heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 166, the biennial budget bill.
The only education news that anyone is interested in to close this week is the passage of HB 154 out of both the House committee and out of the full House
I think the mission of the Elyria YWCA got hijacked by tantruming toddlers somehow.
Starting in the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind, federal law required states to ensure that all public school teachers were “highly qualified.” That meant having a bachelor’s degree, full state certification, and subject-area mastery, often
There are several questions and a ton of out-of-date information in this piece looking at
The benevolent, student-centric process of “school absorption” described in this piece is not possible given the way charter and district schools are run i
It may be quiet around Capitol Square this week, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things for Fordhamites to talk about.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
The thrust of this article is that the three finalists
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: Budget season is silly season. And reporters are not immune.
Not long ago, we at Fordham collaborated with Public Impact to call attention to school districts’ uneven practices when recruiting and s
Another meeting was held this week to screech (“thrust!” “scream!” “fight!” “evil!” “damning!” “crafted in darkness!”) and
Chad is quoted in this piece covering this week’s flurry of legislation related to Ohio’s academic distress paradigm. The various legislators and officials quoted seem all over the map in terms of what they want and on the varying merits of the possible paths to get there.
For nearly two decades, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has published research, analyses, and evaluations on various aspects of the teaching profession.
Quantity vs. quality is the theme for our first set of clips, I think.
WE'RE BACK FROM LAST WEEK'S CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM/VACATION – I HAVE A NOTE IF YOU NEED IT
Hey there, school funding fans!
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Editors in Columbus opined this m
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Fordham is namechecked in this story taking an Ohio angle on
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Four months ago, Say Yes to Education was a firm “maybe” for expanding to Cleveland.
As befits a school with a long-standing and storied journalism school (hi Kaleigh!), Ohio University—Athens seems to have a wide variety of outlets for pub
“Deterioration”? “Goosebumps”? Seriously, you guys?
As you may have heard, Governor DeWine released his first biennial budget on
Each year, teacher candidates across the nation take licensing exams designed to check their mastery of pedagogy and of content knowledge. Though each state selects its own licensing tests, the Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects assessment, created by the Education Testing Service (ETS), is the most widely used elementary content exam.
On Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released his state budget proposals for fiscal years 2020–21. While we await the detailed policy language that will come when his budget is put into bill form in the General Assembly, his outline doesn’t offer much in the way of surprises.