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Gadfly Bites 2/26/25—Pancakes, basketball, and agriscience
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Gadfly Bites 2/21/25—Blame game
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Gadfly Bites 2/19/25—The awesomeness of school choice
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Gadfly Bites 2/17/25—Fitting the description
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Gadfly Bites 2/14/25—Putting the “lord” in “landlord”
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Gadfly Bites 2/12/25—Please won’t you be my neighbor?
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Gadfly Bites 2/10/25—Cryptic little nugget
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Gadfly Bites 2/7/25—Headscratchers
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Gadfly Bites 2/5/25—Vigor
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Two ways state leaders could lead the charge on chronic absenteeism
There’s no silver bullet for combating chronic absenteeism. Ohio has made some strides, but the needle hasn’t moved enough. We look at two simple, relatively inexpensive options from other states for Ohio leaders to consider.
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Findings on homeschool persistence can help researchers going forward
Conducting empirical research on homeschooling is complicated by two factors. One is the overall lack of longitudinal data on the topic—especially data not reported by survey or other voluntary means.
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Gadfly Bites 2/3/25—The bulk
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Gadfly Bites 1/31/25—Take the necessary steps
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Gadfly Bites 1/29/25—No matter
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Gadfly Bites 1/27/25—Better find the keys
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Gadfly Bites 1/24/25—Implementation is indeed key
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Gadfly Bites 1/22/25—A crack in the fortification
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Gadfly Bites 1/17/25—Gambits
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Gadfly Bites 1/15/25—Where the kids are being educated
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Gadfly Bites 1/13/25—Making your own case
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Gadfly Bites 1/10/25—Works for me
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Gadfly Bites 1/8/25—Ensnared in a web of string and pushpins
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Gadfly Bites 1/6/25—Plain talk
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Gadfly Bites 1/3/25—If you know, you know
This is the first edition of Gadfly Bites to be published in 2025. Glad you’re back with us! These clips cover the end of 2024 only—from Dec 20 to Dec 31. We will be back on Monday with our first look at clips from the new year.
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Five bold predictions for Ohio education policy in 2025
The past few years have been a busy time in Ohio education, as state leaders have pushed the envelope on educational choice, promoted the science of reading, and gone back and forth on all sorts of accountability policies.
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Counting down five of Ohio’s biggest education headlines from 2024
The countdown to midnight is a time-honored tradition for New Year’s Eve. And while education might not be at the top of many minds while ringing in the new year, 2024 had plenty of headlines that deserve attention. Let’s take a look. Five: Ohio leaders tackle cellphone usage in schools
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Fordham Ohio’s most-read blog posts of 2024
Each year, we strive to provide Ohio Gadfly readers analysis and commentary on important developments, legislation, and happenings in K–12 education in the Buckeye State. It’s important to us to pay attention to what you, our readers, find valuable in our work so we can continue to cover the most vital issues.
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My favorite research reports of 2024
One of the best aspects of working at Fordham is getting to read and review education research for the Gadfly. 2024 proved to be a highlight in that regard, affording the opportunity to look at some really great work. Here are five of the most interesting studies I reviewed this year.
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Gadfly Bites 12/20/24—Dirty pool
This is the last edition of Gadfly Bites to be published in 2024. Thanks so much for reading and subscribing and putting up with my occasional curmudgeonly attitude! We'll be back on Friday, January 3 to catch up with the final clips of this year.
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Gadfly Bites 12/18/24—Most assuredly
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