Gadfly Bites 6/29/22—Summer summer summer
This piece is very short—less than 200 words—but I count at least seven lofty goals crammed into the brief discussion of a five
This piece is very short—less than 200 words—but I count at least seven lofty goals crammed into the brief discussion of a five
I actually thought I would have a first today: no pieces to clip at all. But here’s one that is worth standing on its own, for a number of reasons.
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Since I assume all of my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers (happy summer to all 9 of you!) pay attention to all things Fordham and not just me (seriously, if you don’t, you definitely should), I will assume that you all read
Some people like fall. Some people like summer. My favorite time of year is graduation season, especially when you get an interesting crop of news stories like these.
Not much news today, but what we have is worthy to stand on its own.
Ohio’s teacher pension system is woefully underfunded, imposes significant costs on teachers and schools, and shortc
In 2015, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) included a provision asking states to ensure that all students have equal access to qualified and effective teachers.
Toledo City Schools is looking at the possibility of re-implementing block scheduling for high schoolers in one of severa
Today, members of the State Board of Education voted to select Steve Dackin as the next state superintendent of public instruction with 14 out of 19 votes.
Pensions, a promise of guaranteed lifetime income for retirees, have been around since antiquity.
School reopening decisions following emergency pandemic closures have been sources of much parental angst, pundit caterwauling, and political controversy. Now that most of the dust has settled, new research gauges what was really happening in U.S. schools during this turbulent time.
We’re back, y’all. Still drying out from a rainy vacation and covering clips from 5/4 – 5/9.
How many teachers know even the basics about their retirement plan? Too few according to a recent study by Dillon Fuchsman of Saint Louis University and Josh McGee and Gema Zemarro of the University of Arkansas.
Anyone want an update on how the haters’ anti-voucher lawsuit is going? Me neither. But here it is anyway.