Governance

Gadfly Bites 12/19/18 – Following the data leads to more questions

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Gadfly Bites 12/17/18 – We’ll leave the lights on for you…but not until you pay up

We start today with an oldie-but-goodie:

Fordham Ohio’s top five blog posts of 2018

We here at Fordham are obsessed with data, in case you didn’t know. Never more so than at the end of the year when we look to see which of our many blog posts were most successful at catching the attention of you, our readers. We have crunched the numbers and consulted the experts, and here are your top five most-read blogs of 2018:

Social Mobility in Rural America

One of the key tenets of the American Dream is the opportunity for children to grow up to earn more than their parents. Although millions of Americans aspire to get ahead, there are considerable challenges—such as poverty and racial barriers—that can get in the way.

Gadfly Bites 12/17/18 – We’ll leave the lights on for you…but not until you pay up

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Gadfly Bites 12/14/18 – They’re sighing all right

Fordham is namechecked

Gadfly Bites 12/12/18 – The receipts

Never the best at timing, the Ohio Department of Education yesterday released

Gadfly Bites 12/10/18 – Lamentations, and other news

Chad is quoted in this editorial wh

Gadfly Bites 12/7/18 – “Adults in the education system will rejoice”

In case you missed it this week, the long-threatened extension of lowball, non-academic graduation requirements moved forward in the General Assembly.

Gadfly Bites 12/5/18 – Juxtaposed for maximum ironic/comic potential

Not much to say today in presenting these pieces.

Gadfly Bites 12/3/18 – It’s the little things

Fordham’s own

Gadfly Bites 11/30/18 – A day in the (work) life of Chad Aldis

We start today with some very nice coverage of

Gadfly Bites 11/28/18 – The sausage

The Dayton Daily News’

Gadfly Bites 11/26/18 – In search of the lost plot, or rigor is in the eye of the beholder

The topic of graduation requirements remains on the front burner for Ohio’s education reporters.

Gadfly Bites 11/21/18 – Relieving themselves of the uncertainty

You’ve got to appreciate just how dedicated the folks at News5 in Northeast Ohio have become to the topic of graduation requirements.

Gadfly Bites 11/19/18 – A better understanding

As noted in the Bites on Friday,

Gadfly Bites 11/16/18 – Make that no sympathy

How many times have I started a clips rundown with this sentence in the last 18 months?

Gadfly Bites 11/14/18 – Every available option should be on the table

Fordham’s latest annua

Gadfly Bites 11/12/18 – “The advantage of being in our neighborhood is tremendous”

We have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.

Gadfly Bites 11/9/18 – No camping gear required!

Saying that right sizing schools and saving money is a “distraction” from trying to stave off a “state takeover”,

Here’s what Governor-Elect DeWine means for Ohio education

Earlier this week, Republican candidate and current Attorney General Mike DeWine won the Ohio gubernatorial election by 4.2 percentage points over Democratic challenger Richard Cordray.

Gadfly Bites 11/7/18 – What’s a humble clips compiler to do?

As all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.

Gadfly Bites 8/29/18 – “If you can get the social stuff, the academics will come.”

In case you didn’t know it, the brilliance of Fordham’s Chad Aldis knows no bounds. Earlier this week, he was in Indianapolis to give expert testimony regarding online schools to the Indiana Board of Education. Aldis unleashed!

Gadfly Bites 11/5/18 – Be true to your e-school

Not much in the way of education news in recent days. Wonder what else reporters are talking about?

You're invited - Ohio in a Post-Janus World

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to prohibit public-employee labor unions from collecting “agency” or “fair share” fees, overturning a 41-year-old precedent. At the time, the ruling in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31, was thought to have broad implications for education.

Gadfly Bites 11/2/18 – The first of many, I hope

Not much to report today in proper education news, but most of what we have is decently good news. So there’s that.

Checking up on chronic absenteeism in the Buckeye State

It’s no secret that school attendance is a significant factor in student achievement. In elementary school, truancy can contribute to weaker math and reading skills that persist into later grades.

Gadfly Bites 10/31/18 – Subtext

Gadfly Bites 10/29/18 – Baby steps

Gadfly Bites 10/26/18 – Hopefully it’s not just 278 copies of the same book