Gadfly Bites 5/24/19 – The grinder
As budget season grinds on, hearings continue on all things HB 166. This includes things that are not in the budget bill but might eventually be.
As budget season grinds on, hearings continue on all things HB 166. This includes things that are not in the budget bill but might eventually be.
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
It may be a new week, but it’s the same old news to be had it seems.
A TV news outlet in Cincinnati this week produced a short but admirably wide-ranging piece exploring
In case you missed it, Fordham is part of a coalition o
Note: Today, the Ohio Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education heard testimony on HB 166, the state’s new biennial bu
Make of this what you will: A 2017 blog written by our own Aaron Churchill is “mistaken” for a research study and its points exaggerated (IMHO) in this com
Today’s clips are a mix of bizarreness and absurdity that I’d like to call “bizzurdity”. I’m sure it will stick. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
It’s budget season around here, which I think is kind of like allergy season: Endless, persistent, and annoying, but with slightly less snot.
This spring’s school funding debates have revolved around the needs of poor students. Governor Mike DeWine has proposed a significant bump in state spending targeted at low-income students.
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.
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 believe can lead to increased achievement and greater opportunities for Ohio students. This is one of those policy proposals.
There are several questions and a ton of out-of-date information in this piece looking at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.
For the past few years, Ohio policymakers, educators, and advocates have been paying close attention to a “looming crisis” in educational attainment.
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.
Another meeting was held this week to screech (“thrust!” “scream!” “fight!” “evil!” “damning!” “crafted in darkness!”) and
Much of the Capitol Square chatter revolves around the school funding plan put forward last month by Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson.
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.
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
NOTE: The Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education of the Ohio House of Representatives today heard testimony on HB 166, the state’s biennial budget bill.
Hey there, school funding fans!