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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/17/24—Meanwhile, in Dayton…
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/15/24—Scratching out a win
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/12/24—Sir! No enrollment from any outside district, sir!
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Private School Choice
Gadfly Bites 7/10/24—Enlightenment dawns
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Curriculum & Instruction
Off and Running: Ohio’s early implementation of its Science of Reading reforms
Ohio is making bold moves to center its early literacy instruction fully on the Science of Reading. Our latest report examines one of the key implementation steps in the effort: Creating a state-approved list of high-quality literacy curricula and instructional materials.
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Governance
State action is needed to ensure districts actually close underutilized schools
For the past six months, Columbus City Schools leadership has mulled the closure of multiple school buildings.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/8/24—Invasion of the Bougie Snatchers!
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/5/24—The sound of nothing
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/3/24—I’m backing the kids over the adults, every time
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/1/24—Plaudits where plaudits are due
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Teachers & School Leaders
Federal data give Ohio hope on the teacher shortage front
Teacher pipelines and shortages have been a hot topic in Ohio the last several years. One of the biggest talking points has been that fewer students seem interested in the profession.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/26/24—Unvarnished
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Governance
Interested party testimony on Ohio Senate Bill 168—6/25/24
Note: Today, the Ohio House’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 168 which would, among other things, deregulate many aspects of K-12 education in the stat
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/24/24—Schools that cannot fulfill their academic role shouldn’t spend a penny on anything else
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/21/24—November can’t come soon enough
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Private School Choice
Shame on Upper Arlington schools
With a 3-2 vote last week, the Upper Arlington school board signed onto a lawsuit that aims t
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/19/24—Neighborly
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/17/24—Losing ground, raising voices
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/14/24—Money to burn
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Private School Choice
Public-school groups’ latest stratagem: Tie Ohio’s voucher program in red tape
It’s no secret that the public-school establishment pulls out all the stops to prevent families from exercising educational choice, including private school options.
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Teachers & School Leaders
How Ohio can help schools retain more teachers
Last year, state officials published some troubling data related to Ohio’s teacher workforce.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/12/24—You ain’t seen nothing yet
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Governance
A closer look at how Ohio fared on Strada’s State Opportunity Index
Over the last few years, Ohio leaders have focused on improving education-to-workforce pathways through a variety of
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/10/24—Play the hits!
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/7/24—How to
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/5/24—Some good news, some bad news, and some silliness
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Curriculum & Instruction
The impact of private schooling on students’ civic engagement
In 2023, Sarah Stitzlein—professor of education at the University of Cincinnati—asserted that “the health of our democracy in the United States depends directly on our public schools.” Her assessment summed up decades of thought and scholarship on the subjec
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Teachers & School Leaders
For principal apprenticeships, look to the Peace Garden State
Registered apprenticeship programs offer workers paid, on-the-job learning experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor, job-related classroom training, and the chance to earn a portable industry-recognized credential.
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Private School Choice
Gadfly Bites 6/3/24—Blurred line vibes
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 5/31/24—Maybe it IS a culture thing
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