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Gadfly Bites 3/8/24—The math of reading
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Gadfly Bites 3/6/24—Bibbidi Bobbidi Booooooooo
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Gadfly Bites 3/4/24—How to cure hypocrisy
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Gadfly Bites 3/1/24—Reasonableness
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Ohio’s national ranking for K–12 education is better than you might think
In a recent Columbus Dispatch op-ed, Democrat state senator Bill DeMora slammed his GOP colleagues for supporting school choice, accused Ohio of having a “chronically underfunded” edu
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Gadfly Bites 2/28/24—Nerd-forward
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Impact of an early warning system for student absenteeism
The scale of student absenteeism today is large and worrisome, exacerbated by pandemic disruption to the routine of school. But the problem itself is not new, and numerous efforts have been undertaken over the years to address it.
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Ohio Education By the Numbers—2024 Edition
In the post-pandemic era, Ohio’s K–12 education system continues to be the source of much debate. A mix of hot-button and bipartisan policies ranging from workforce readiness to early literacy to school funding to quality educational choice are drawing attention at the Statehouse and in communities statewide.
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Gadfly Bites 2/26/24—Slow moving news
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Gadfly Bites 2/23/24—I don’t see it
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Which Ohio districts are most burdened by oppressive union contracts?
Ohio’s superintendents and principals are ostensibly in charge of managing the operations of public schools. But, in reality, they typically have little latitude to do so. For many, their chief managerial constraint is that they are bound by the terms of collective bargaining agreements between school boards and district employees (“employee contracts”).
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Gadfly Bites 2/21/24—“You’re not in trouble, but we’ll see you in court.”
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Gadfly Bites 2/16/24—♫Chesterton is coming…to town♪
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Gadfly Bites 2/14/24—Level setting
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The impact of out-of-school enrichment activities on student skills
A new report suggests that too much time spent on enrichment activities outside of school is a harmful double whammy for young people, as it stalls cognitive skill growth and induces a decline in non-cognitive skills.
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Gadfly Bites 2/12/24—Historically epic
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Gadfly Bites 2/9/24—Probably just schadenfreude
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Gadfly Bites 2/7/24—You can’t color in the letters if you’re not at school
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Gadfly Bites 2/5/24—Some rethinking may be in order
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Gadfly Bites 2/2/24—Third time’s the charm
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ESSER’s sunset: Not a cut, but a return to normalcy
As we approach September 2024, the education community is bracing for the expiration of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. There’s a growing narrative that this marks a significant funding cut for schools.
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Gadfly Bites 1/31/24—Not enough pizza in the world
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Cash incentives to curb chronic absenteeism are worth a try
Last year, 27 percent of Ohio students were chronically absent, meaning they missed more than 10 percent of the school year for any reason.
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Gadfly Bites 1/29/24—Increasing darkness
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Gadfly Bites 1/26/24—“If need be”
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Gadfly Bites 1/24/24—No education
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Gadfly Bites 1/22/24—Refurbished and ready to grow
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Gadfly Bites 1/19/24—Paradoxical or just ironic?
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Gadfly Bites 1/17/24—Go to school like it’s your job!
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School Finance
Teacher pay increases and their impacts on salary level, hiring, and turnover
What is the impact of teacher salary increases on recruitment and retention? A new report gives us an interesting on-the-ground look using data from Washington State.
