Gadfly Bites 10/25/23—Hope no one throws out an arm patting themselves on the back
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NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate Education Committee heard testimony on SB 162, which is an effort to improve academic intervention services for underperforming students in all public schools across the state.
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It took a week, but today’s edition finally brings us up to date following our long vacation break, covering 10/14 – 10/20/23.
Today’s edition, the second following a long vacation break, covers news from 10/7 – 10/13/23.
Recently, The Washington Post published an article purporting to summarize Ohio's current legal battle over education governance. “Ohio governor and elected education leaders both say they're in charge,” blares the headline.
Back after two long weeks! Looks like y’all had plenty of ice and fire of your own while I was gone, so we’ll break this down a bit.
Teacher shortages have been a hot topic in Ohio for years.
Public-sector collective bargaining—whereby governments negotiate with employee unions over compensation and management practices—has enabled teachers unions to put a stranglehold on Ohio school districts. Research has clearly established that unions across the U.S.
For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.
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Ohio has long been a pioneer in school choices for students and families. It is home to one of the nation’s first private-school scholarship programs, focused on Cleveland.
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School report cards are out, and the results reveal the persistent challenges facing Ohio students in the aftermath of pandemic-era disruptions to education.
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How’d the first day of actual school go in Youngstown this week? Or even the second? No one in the local press seems to care since the teachers union is happy with the deal they won, so I have no idea.
The negative impacts of chronic absenteeism are well known. In elementary school, truancy can contribute to weaker math and reading skills that persist into later grades.
The Youngstown teacher strike seems to be over after a tentative agreeme
In case you somehow missed it, state report cards were released yesterday.
During the 2015–16 school year, Ohio launched a revamped dual-enrollment program called College Credit Plus (CCP).
Looks like someone’s been listening to Fordham’s Aaron Churchill, who has been advocating for including party labels for candidates on local school board ballots for many years, with lots of great analysis backing it up.
It’s September and that means fall elections are coming soon. Not that election—the presidential is still more than twelve months away—but local school board races are right around the corner.
Some Ohio public schools may be headed for a world of hurt.
Gongwer covered the news of the massive parental response to expanded EdChoice voucher eligibility.
OSU’s
The start of a new school year means that big yellow school buses are back on the road. For many, they’re a welcome sign that a familiar routine has resumed. For others, they spark nostalgia. But for district and school administrators across Ohio, the sight of a yellow bus likely spurs stress and concern thanks to widespread bus driver shortages.
At the same time that the number of degree earners in the U.S.
Approximately 7 hours of talks on both Wednesday and Thursday between Youngstown teach