Gadfly Bites 10/16/23—One…

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.

An overview of Ohio’s new teacher apprenticeship program

Teacher shortages have been a hot topic in Ohio for years.

Reforming collective bargaining could put Ohio public schools—and the teaching profession—on top

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.

Basic facts undermine the arguments of private school choice critics

For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.

A look at Ohio’s pipeline from postsecondary education into the manufacturing industry

Data show that America’s current manufacturing workforce is aging and retiring as the sector is expanding exponentially and its

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.29.23

Ohio Charter News will be taking a two week vacation break after today – returning on October 20. The biggest news

Gadfly Bites 9/29/23—Ultimate

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Here’s how ADC districts performed on state report cards

Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) have a long and controversial history in Ohio.

Ohio’s urban district and charter school performance, 2022–23

For more than two decades, Ohio’s school report cards have shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of the state’s public schools. This year’s report card is no different.

Gadfly Bites 9/27/23—Penultimate

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Chronic absenteeism is making academic recovery harder in Ohio

School report cards are out, and the results reveal the persistent challenges facing Ohio students in the aftermath of pandemic-era disruptions to education.

Gadfly Bites 9/25/23—Antepenultimate

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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.22.23

Roll the tape!

Gadfly Bites 9/22/23—That thing you DEW

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Gadfly Bites 9/20/23—DEW or DEW not

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.

As chronic absenteeism rates soar, some Ohio lawmakers want to make it easier for kids to skip school

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.

2021 PIRLS test results starkly illustrate global learning loss

The first pandemic-influenced data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) test are in. Unsurprisingly, an initial analysis says the news is bad.

Ohio’s long and winding road back to where it started with novice teachers

In 2011, Ohio lawmakers introduced a state initiative focused on new teachers—specifically, those who were in the first four years of their career.

Gadfly Bites 9/18/23—It only takes one whammy to make families scramble for solutions

The Youngstown teacher strike seems to be over after a tentative agreeme

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.15.23

Lifelong values

Gadfly Bites 9/15/23—Seems like all tortoise and no hare

In case you somehow missed it, state report cards were released yesterday.

Fordham Institute statement on Ohio’s school report cards

This morning, the Ohio Department of Education released its annual school report cards based on results from the 2022-23 school year. This year’s iteration makes clear that the impacts of the pandemic on student learning are still being felt, especially for students from less advantaged backgrounds.

Ohio Senate proposes much-needed tweaks to College Credit Plus

During the 2015–16 school year, Ohio launched a revamped dual-enrollment program called College Credit Plus (CCP).

Gadfly Bites 9/13/23—A “digestible” counterproposal?

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.

Why Ohio’s school board elections should be on-cycle

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.

The Great Recession offers insight about the impact the impending fiscal cliff will have on Ohio school districts

Some Ohio public schools may be headed for a world of hurt.

Gadfly Bites 9/11/23—School funding is a zero-sum game because we say it is

Gongwer covered the news of the massive parental response to expanded EdChoice voucher eligibility.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.8.23

High on the list

Gadfly Bites 9/8/23—A different kind of Friday the 13th; still pretty scary

OSU’s

Gadfly Bites 9/6/23—Reality bites…and so do bats