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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/27/25—Better find the keys
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.24.25
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. A national view
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/24/25—Implementation is indeed key
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/22/25—A crack in the fortification
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School Finance
Has Ohio erased its charter funding gaps?
Ohio’s push to improve charter school funding has made real progress in recent years. But there are still thousands of charter students who need—and deserve—more support.
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Teachers & School Leaders
Can an evaluation system improve the practice of novice teachers? Evidence from Tennessee
First-year teachers—especially those who begin on the lower end of the performance scale—tend to improve over time if they remain on the job, according to rigorous research studies.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.17.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/17/25—Gambits
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School Finance
The irrational hysteria over the billion-dollar price tag of Ohio’s private school scholarships
The uproar over private school scholarship programs, which support the education of more than 150,000 Ohio students, continues to drone on.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/15/25—Where the kids are being educated
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Teachers & School Leaders
Ohio could bolster its teacher pipeline by supporting student teachers
Tackling Ohio’s teacher vacancy data problem should be a priority for lawmakers in the upcoming year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/13/25—Making your own case
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.10.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/10/25—Works for me
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/8/25—Ensnared in a web of string and pushpins
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/6/25—Plain talk
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.3.25
This is the first edition of Ohio Charter News to be published in 2025, covering relevant news stories from the final weeks of 2024. Next week, we will have the first news of the new year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/3/25—If you know, you know
This is the first edition of Gadfly Bites to be published in 2025. Glad you’re back with us! These clips cover the end of 2024 only—from Dec 20 to Dec 31. We will be back on Monday with our first look at clips from the new year.
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Governance
Five bold predictions for Ohio education policy in 2025
The past few years have been a busy time in Ohio education, as state leaders have pushed the envelope on educational choice, promoted the science of reading, and gone back and forth on all sorts of accountability policies.
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Governance
Counting down five of Ohio’s biggest education headlines from 2024
The countdown to midnight is a time-honored tradition for New Year’s Eve. And while education might not be at the top of many minds while ringing in the new year, 2024 had plenty of headlines that deserve attention. Let’s take a look. Five: Ohio leaders tackle cellphone usage in schools
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Governance
Fordham Ohio’s most-read blog posts of 2024
Each year, we strive to provide Ohio Gadfly readers analysis and commentary on important developments, legislation, and happenings in K–12 education in the Buckeye State. It’s important to us to pay attention to what you, our readers, find valuable in our work so we can continue to cover the most vital issues.
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Governance
My favorite research reports of 2024
One of the best aspects of working at Fordham is getting to read and review education research for the Gadfly. 2024 proved to be a highlight in that regard, affording the opportunity to look at some really great work. Here are five of the most interesting studies I reviewed this year.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.20.24
This is the last edition of Ohio Charter News to be published in 2024. Thank you for reading and subscribing. We will return on Friday, January 3 to catch up with the final clips of this year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 12/20/24—Dirty pool
This is the last edition of Gadfly Bites to be published in 2024. Thanks so much for reading and subscribing and putting up with my occasional curmudgeonly attitude! We'll be back on Friday, January 3 to catch up with the final clips of this year.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 12/18/24—Most assuredly
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Curriculum & Instruction
Checking in on the postsecondary outcomes of high school dual enrollment students
Dual enrollment, which allows students to complete college coursework and earn transferrable credits while still enrolled in high school, is a popular and growing pathway into postsecondary education.
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School Finance
Three more elements of the Cupp-Patterson school funding formula that need fixing
The Cupp-Patterson school funding plan was heralded as a “fair” and “constitutional” replacement for Ohio’s previous formula. After four years of implementation, it’s clear there is still plenty of room for improvement.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 12/16/24—Hang-ups
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.13.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Ten years of steady growth
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 12/13/24—The future sounding like the past
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