Gadfly Bites 1/7/19 – Sounds familiar
Jeff MurrayWhile I like the sentiment of course, this brief
Gadfly Bites 1/4/19 – The cart before the horse
Jeff MurrayA belated happy new year to all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers! At last, we’re catching up to all of the exciting education news clips so far in 2019. As with our 2018 wrap up, these clips are mainly presented in chronological order rather than organized to tell a story.
Successfully supporting community college students in Ohio
Jeff MurrayIn 2015, Ohio imported a successful program used to help community college students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system persist in school and complete a degree in three years or less.
Reflections on the 5 most interesting education stories in a topsy-turvy 2018
Aaron ChurchillLike the roller-coasters at Cedar Point, the past year had its highs and lows.
Predicting the top education issues for 2019
Jessica PoinerSome have said that we’ve reached the end of education policy, but that seems to be far from the case in Ohio.
Gadfly Bites 12/31/18 – The tail end
Jeff MurrayWe’re back with a wrap up of education stories from the end of 2018 (published between 12/22 and 12/31)! These are listed in chronological order (mainly) rather than arranged to tell a story as per usual. Apologies for my appalling lack of effort. New Year, New Resolve. I Promise.
Gadfly Bites 12/21/18 – “So busy being academic”
Jeff MurrayOur own Chad Aldis is quoted in this piece expressing hope that a “long term
Gadfly Bites 12/19/18 – Following the data leads to more questions
Jeff MurrayFull access has ap
Gadfly Bites 12/17/18 – We’ll leave the lights on for you…but not until you pay up
Jeff MurrayWe start today with an oldie-but-goodie:
Fordham Ohio’s top five blog posts of 2018
Ohio Education GadflyWe here at Fordham are obsessed with data, in case you didn’t know. Never more so than at the end of the year when we look to see which of our many blog posts were most successful at catching the attention of you, our readers. We have crunched the numbers and consulted the experts, and here are your top five most-read blogs of 2018:
Social Mobility in Rural America
Jessica PoinerOne of the key tenets of the American Dream is the opportunity for children to grow up to earn more than their parents. Although millions of Americans aspire to get ahead, there are considerable challenges—such as poverty and racial barriers—that can get in the way.
Gadfly Bites 12/17/18 – We’ll leave the lights on for you…but not until you pay up
Jeff MurrayText
Gadfly Bites 12/12/18 – The receipts
Jeff MurrayNever the best at timing, the Ohio Department of Education yesterday released
Gadfly Bites 12/10/18 – Lamentations, and other news
Jeff MurrayChad is quoted in this editorial wh
Gadfly Bites 12/7/18 – “Adults in the education system will rejoice”
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it this week, the long-threatened extension of lowball, non-academic graduation requirements moved forward in the General Assembly.
Gadfly Bites 12/5/18 – Juxtaposed for maximum ironic/comic potential
Jeff MurrayNot much to say today in presenting these pieces.
Gadfly Bites 11/30/18 – A day in the (work) life of Chad Aldis
Jeff MurrayWe start today with some very nice coverage of
Gadfly Bites 11/26/18 – In search of the lost plot, or rigor is in the eye of the beholder
Jeff MurrayThe topic of graduation requirements remains on the front burner for Ohio’s education reporters.
Gadfly Bites 11/21/18 – Relieving themselves of the uncertainty
Jeff MurrayYou’ve got to appreciate just how dedicated the folks at News5 in Northeast Ohio have become to the topic of graduation requirements.
Gadfly Bites 11/19/18 – A better understanding
Jeff MurrayAs noted in the Bites on Friday,
Gadfly Bites 11/16/18 – Make that no sympathy
Jeff MurrayHow many times have I started a clips rundown with this sentence in the last 18 months?
Gadfly Bites 11/14/18 – Every available option should be on the table
Jeff MurrayFordham’s latest annua
Gadfly Bites 11/12/18 – “The advantage of being in our neighborhood is tremendous”
Jeff MurrayWe have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.
Gadfly Bites 11/9/18 – No camping gear required!
Jeff MurraySaying that right sizing schools and saving money is a “distraction” from trying to stave off a “state takeover”,
Here’s what Governor-Elect DeWine means for Ohio education
Jessica PoinerEarlier this week, Republican candidate and current Attorney General Mike DeWine won the Ohio gubernatorial election by 4.2 percentage points over Democratic challenger Richard Cordray.
Gadfly Bites 11/7/18 – What’s a humble clips compiler to do?
Jeff MurrayAs all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.