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Gadfly Bites 6/23/25—Buzzer beater
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Here’s where lawmakers should land on school funding and other education issues in Ohio’s state budget
As usual, Ohio’s biennial state budget process has been an education policy rollercoaster. It began in February with Governor DeWine unveiling his proposals, which largely built on prior initiatives (e.g., science of reading, high-quality choices, and career pathways).
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Gadfly Bites 6/20/25—Doubling down on a weak hand
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Gadfly Bites 6/18/25—What’s it going to be: clear-eyed appraisal or spin?
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Gadfly Bites 6/16/25—Ice cream versus math
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Gadfly Bites 6/13/25—We’re number 5!
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Gadfly Bites 6/11/25—The rigged game is still going badly
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Gadfly Bites 6/9/25—A very special episode
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Gadfly Bites 6/6/25—Be careful what you opine for
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Interested party testimony provided on House Bill 96—6/5/25
Note: Today, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on its version of House Bill 96, the state’s biennial operating budget.
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Gadfly Bites 6/4/25—Meanwhile, in Traditional School District Land…
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Gadfly Bites 6/2/25—Little (school)house on the prairie
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Gadfly Bites 5/30/25—The data don’t lie
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Gadfly Bites 5/28/25—Winning it all from fifth place
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Gadfly Bites 5/23/25—“I think they get it”
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Gadfly Bites 5/21/25—Steamed
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Gadfly Bites 5/19/25—“We really have a mess, genuinely, on our hands”
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Gadfly Bites 5/16/25—Changes of heart
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Gadfly Bites 5/14/25—A tremendous trio of news stories and a “toothless” tech ban
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Gadfly Bites 5/12/25—Talking—and not talking—about vouchers
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Gadfly Bites 5/9/25—Roadblocks to success
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Gadfly Bites 5/7/25—Math challenge
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Fordham Institute proponent testimony on House Bill 145
Note: Today, the Ohio House Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 145, which would raise the required minimum number of hours in a school year.
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School districts chafe at being challenged to follow existing law
When school district leaders start raising alarms about a proposal that simply enforces existing law, it’s a clear sign the law hasn’t been taken seriously.
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Gadfly Bites 5/5/25—Math = problem
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Gadfly Bites 5/2/25—Pretty vile
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Gadfly Bites 4/30/25—Your humble clips translator
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Proponent testimony on Ohio Senate Bill 158
Note: Today the Ohio Senate Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 158. It proposes sharp limits on the use of cellphones by students during the school day.
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Gadfly Bites 4/28/25—GUTTED!
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Gadfly Bites 4/25/25—They Know They Can; I Figure They Won’t
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