Fordham’s new report on postsecondary readiness for Ohio high school grads got a little more coverage over the weekend, of just the sort I think we were looking for. To wit: the county rankings.
In case you missed it, Fordham-Ohio’s latest report was released yesterday.
Our own Chad Aldis is quoted in this primer on the new graduation requirements in place for this year’s high school freshmen.
You wanted the deets on Lorain City Schools CEO David Hardy’s job evaluation. You know you did.
What can I say about this train wreck of an issue? The news cycle giveth and the news cycle faileth to give sometimes.
I’m a little bit late in getting to this, but if you were interested in seeing the inside of the new ReGenerations School, a Fordham-sponsored charter scho
Here is a nice look at the opening day at Marion Preparatory Academy, a new charter school in Marion.
It’s back to school time across Ohio and the local news media is covering it from lots of angles. First up: the good.
I realize that Willard, Ohio, is a long way from Columbus. I will also grant that school superintendents are busy people even in the summer.
Things are quiet in the Statehouse these days. Too quiet. The lull is allowing Capitol Square reporters to branch out.
Well well well. We discussed on Monday how Akron City Schools seems to have perpetrated something of a bait-and-switch with regard to the outcomes imagined for its new career academies (“We are not built on the premise that we are producing a certain career field.”).
Last summer, Governor Kasich signed House Bill 318, a wide-ranging school safety and security bill.
Chad Aldis published an op-ed
With the dawning of a new school year comes the inevitable stories about transportation woes.
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill is quoted and blogs from Jessica Poiner are linked in this
Last fall, Fordham began releasing a series of education reform proposals for policymakers to consider in the budget cycle.
We talked last week about the recent meetings of the elected school boards in Youngstown and Lorain.
As my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know very well (love to all five of you!), your humble clips compiler loves to unearth obscure stories from odd outlet
We’re still in Post-Budget Land around here, based on the available material for clips today.
In case you missed it, Ohio has a
About a month ago, I took a look at four of the most significant education policies that were set to be debated in conference committee.
Governor Mike DeWine is expected to sign the state budget bill, House Bill 166, into law today. HB 166 is chock full of education provisions that extend far beyond the dollars and cents of funding allocations.
Before we get into budget stuff, there are a couple of other items to talk about.
Chad trekked over to the Spectrum News offices last week to
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries. Their views do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Spectrum News 1 visited our conference room a while back to ask Chad
The ECOT boogeyman looms large in this piece, rehashing the whole story from what is meant to be a brand new perspective.
School districts in Ohio have been dealing with the scourge of grade inflation—blamed largely on dual enrollment in college courses—by doing away with the
