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Gadfly Bites 4/17/24—Novelty, solvency, quality
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Gadfly Bites 4/12/24—Unassuaged
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Impacts of interdistrict school choice in Boston
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) began in the mid-1960s as a direct result of school desegregation efforts in Boston.
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Creating a scholarship program could help Ohio bolster its teacher pipeline
Last year, the state budget set aside $20 million for the Governor’s Merit Scholarship.
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Gadfly Bites 4/8/24—The real stars are shining
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Gadfly Bites 4/5/24—“And…he’s a rabbi!”
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Gadfly Bites 4/1/24—A little less showbiz and a little more methodology
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Gadfly Bites 3/29/24—Absentia
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Gadfly Bites 3/27/24—State of the art
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Should Ohio revisit its minimum school calendar requirement?
Recently, Ohio policymakers have been mulling making changes to the state’s attendance tracking framework. It wouldn’t be the first time they’ve done so. In 2016, they overhauled student attendance and absenteeism policies via House Bill 410.
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The value of a college degree: Evidence and trends from 2009–2021
How valuable is a bachelor’s degree? Less so than it used it be, says a new report, but the ultimate value depends on a number of factors, including tuition cost and college major.
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Gadfly Bites 3/22/24—Is it a WIN? I can’t even tell.
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Gadfly Bites 3/20/24—A massive blast of skyrocketing words with an infusion of dramatic, explosive leaping
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Gadfly Bites 3/18/24—Passing with 110% of the vote
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Gadfly Bites 3/15/24—“This is just the way the future is going”
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Gadfly Bites 3/13/24—Yes, sir!
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How global education systems can speed pandemic recovery
Students experienced significant learning loss during the pandemic, accelerating pre-existing trends and widening achievement gaps.
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Gadfly Bites 3/11/24—Not too little, but definitely too late
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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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