Gadfly Bites 6/11/21—Off point
The state budget bill remains the story of the week. In case you missed it, the Senate passed their version of the bill and the House refused to concur in the changes thereunto. Thus setting up a conference committee.
The state budget bill remains the story of the week. In case you missed it, the Senate passed their version of the bill and the House refused to concur in the changes thereunto. Thus setting up a conference committee.
In case you missed it, the Senate Finance Committee voted out their version of the budget bill—amended before approval—moving it on to the full Senate for a vote.
Just two clips today, neither of which are news.
Sometimes this clips gig is fun; sometimes it lands somewhere south of that.
Our own Jessica Poiner had an op-ed published in the Enquirer last week arguing for keeping Ohio’s universal college admissions testing requirement.
Back in September in these very Bites, we were cheering because Lima private school Golden Bridge Academy was on the grow and moving to a new and prominent location on the town square. What was not, apparently, worthy of note in that piece at the time was that the school was changing its name and “going public”!
Only one clip of note today, but that’s OK. I’m still resting up from Monday’s exertions. Plus, this is a weirdly interesting one.
Stories of successful remote teaching and learning experiences during the pandemic are heartening. But more and better data around those successes are required.
This headline, as with almost every legislation-related headline that includes it, misuses the term “limbo” in referencing the topic of education funding reform. (13ABC News, Toledo, 5/22/21)
Those of you with good memories will no doubt recall that eligibility criteria for the state’s Quality Charter School funding was a source of some discussion in 2019 and 2020.
While we heard on Monday about how far behind Columbus City Schools’ seniors are, here is a positive “beyond-the-pod” story where we learn a lot about another church-affiliated non-profit doing the work of tutoring, supporti
Summer school offerings are historically reserved for academically struggling students or those with special needs. This year, though, pandemic-related school closures have increased the number of students who will need extra support during the upcoming summer months.
Several odd stories in the news since Friday. First up: some community members in Tipp City are on a crusade to remove certain elected school board members due to what they say is a decline in the “quality of education and overall health” of the district.
Gadfly Bites is back from vacation. Hope you missed me as much as I missed you!
Gadfly Bites will be on vacation Wednesday. Back with more fun on Friday.
I must admit that I didn’t read or watch yesterday’s budget testimony in the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee yesterday. (I’ll be sure to be watching today, though, boss.
While Fordham’s own Chad Aldis notes a couple of positive aspects of the current school funding revamp which is now stuffed into the s
Chad Aldis and the Fordham Institute make up part of the “balance” in this story, which is otherwise all-in for the school funding revamp currently included in the state budget.
Brunswick City Schools recently celebrated its third “clean audit” award over the last seven years, bestowed by the Auditor of State.
Problem solving involves a complex set of mental steps, even when it happens quickly. A group of researchers from the University of Virginia sought to test one specific aspect of the process—the types of solutions people consider—and uncovered what could be an important human attribute, with significant implications for public policy.
I am honestly not sure how any school district is in financial hardship at the moment, given the Covid-relief largesse sluicing in, but it appears that Mansfield City Schools is in such a state and its elected board duly finalized a cost-saving plan last week intended to get the district out of that
With apologies to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, today’s clips all hail from Suburbia.
Fordham’s Chad Aldis provided opponent testimony on HB 200 in committee yesterday.
Here is a look at more “summer school” pandemic remediation plans in school districts across central Ohio.
There is no author attributed to this commentary piece regarding school report card reform options (and school funding and several other things) so I have no idea who to thank for
We start out today with a great, in-depth look back at this school year as experienced in
The editors at Vindy.com seem preoccupied with Ohio’s lowly ranking in a recent WalletHub report on return on taxpayer investment in education.
There appears to be a difference of opinion among several of the elected school board members in charge of Wellington Exempted Village Schools if this piece is any indication.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill gives Cleveland.com a history lesson in this piece, explaining how school funding has changed, and how subsequen