We’re back! With lots to talk about. But we’re not going to start where you might expect. Let’s hit some reality first.
Columbus City Schools is apparently hanging on to an eyesore/money pit of an empty, derelict school building.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 marked a massive federal investment in our schools, with more than $100 billion to shore up school systems in the face of the Great Recession. Along with that largesse came two grant programs meant to encourage reform with all of those resources: Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants (SIGs).
Repetitive, soundbite-friendly carping about the EdChoice voucher program continues apace.
As dedicated Gadfly Bites subscribers will no doubt recall, your humble clips compiler is of the opinion that a) the EdChoice voucher program is not “broken” (it is operating as designed, including a boost in the number of eligible students based on school report cards, which has happened before), an
Apparently, the feared “loophole” around additional charter school funding that we discussed last week has been avoided.
We start today with some excellent news (IMO, naturally).
Our first piece today is yet another look at the EdChoice voucher program from the perspective of a suburban school district leader.
Slim pickings for us among the education news today. But at least this piece includes some quotes from our own Chad Aldis.
The sitting members of the Youngstown school board are going to, at some point, search for someone to take the place of Barbara Brothers.
This is a special Thursday edition of Gadfly Bites, catching up on all the great/horrifying/mystifying (delete as appropriate) clips we missed while we were on break at the end of 2019. Back to regular service for 2020 tomorrow.
It’s that time of year once again—when the work is on pause, the computer keys are quiet, and the email boxes are weirdly dormant. Time to look back and see what pieces you, our generous and discerning readers, engaged with the most in 2019. In (almost) chronological order:
2019 was a busy year for education in Ohio. Governor DeWine took office in January, replacing the term-limited John Kasich. The spring and summer months were dominated by the state budget cycle. And the latter half of the year was characterized by familiar controversies.
Columnist Tom Troy (also an associate editor) at the Blade, joined the chorus of voices disappoint
Ohio’s Report Card Study Committee released its report earlier this week. Its findings are meant to guide lawmakers in making possible changes to said report cards.
Bites is back with you after a tiny hiatus last Friday. So sorry to leave you hanging. Lots to talk about, so let’s dive in!
I fear I have run out of clever ways to discuss the level and form of heartburn being expressed throughout the state over the size of the new EdChoice voucher e
We start with a two-fer for Fordham from last Friday’s Gongwer.
Whining and opining continue in response to the conference call to arms regard to the EdChoice Scholarship program.
Who knew that Monday’s stinker of a story from Fairless Local Schools would come home to roost (still with the bird puns!) so soon?
We’re back after a long holiday break with lots to cover. So let’s get to it.
Folks in Lorain are keeping their eyes firmly on the future, it seems.
I hate to be an old I Told Ya So, but it seems that Dayton City Schools’ plan to boost student attendance by spending massively on public transportation has moved the ne
As expected, Plain Local Schools is going to court—federal court—to stop a new state law which makes it easier for property owners in the district to win a rezoning request to join
I’m not sure I follow all the arguments here, but let me see if I can summarize.
This is an editorial which exonerates the Lorain school board and every other area official and meddling rando who obstructed David Hardy’s work a
Note: This is the seventh in a series of blog posts on school funding in Ohio; for the previous
Ohio’s Report Card Study Committee met this week to talk turkey about all of the various parts making up school and district report cards.
