Gadfly Bites 4/12/24—Unassuaged
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Last January, during his 2023 state of the state address, Governor DeWine pledged to invest additional state funding in career and technical education (CTE) programs.
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) began in the mid-1960s as a direct result of school desegregation efforts in Boston.
Last year, the state budget set aside $20 million for the Governor’s Merit Scholarship.
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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.
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.
Last year, Ohio lawmakers enacted bold reforms that push schools to follow the science of reading, an instructional method that teaches children to read via phonics and emphasizes
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Last spring, state officials published data indicating some worrying signs regarding the future of Ohio’s teacher workforce.
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Students experienced significant learning loss during the pandemic, accelerating pre-existing trends and widening achievement gaps.
Career-technical education (CTE) has become a significant priority for Ohio leaders and lawmakers over the last several years. For those who aren’t familiar with CTE, or who may have outdated views about what it offers students, this increasing emphasis may be surprising.
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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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Last year, Ohio lawmakers overhauled the state’s K–12 education governance system by transferring the majority of powers and duties assigned to the state board of education to a revamped executive branch office known as the Department of Educat
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.