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Gadfly Bites 5/10/24—The learning phase
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Gadfly Bites 5/8/24—96 Tears
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Career & Technical Education
Getting career planning right
One of the hallmarks of Governor DeWine’s administration has been its emphasis on expanding and improving career pathways for students. Thus, it came as no surprise that the governor focused on this critical issue in his recent state of the state address.
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Charter Schools
Information sources, data quality, and parental school choice
Los Angeles Unified School District’s Zones of Choice (ZOC) program began in 2010 as an effort to provide more high school options for a large swath of district eighth graders, combining historical catchment areas in lower-income and lower-performing neighborhoods into larger choice zones and eliminating the default feeder system from middle to high school.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 5/6/24—Go shout it from the mountaintop
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.3.24
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 5/3/24—“Do the best you can with the cards you’ve been dealt.”
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Gadfly Bites 5/1/24—Leader of the pack
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Governance
When public schools keep certain students out—or make them pay to attend
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. Reposted by permission.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Great menus for great meals: Providing vetted curriculum options for every palate
In addition to my passion for all things curriculum policy, I’m also a fervent foodie. When we eat out, I’m reminded of how my husband and I have very different palates. My go-to’s are seafood and pasta while he’s more of a meat and potatoes guy.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/29/24—It’s all-STEM all the time in my brain
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.26.24
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Curriculum & Instruction
Gadfly Bites 4/26/24—Something doesn’t add up
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/24/24—YIKBY
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Governance
With his state of the state address, DeWine seeks to build on previous accomplishments
In early April, Governor DeWine delivered the second state of the state address of his second term.
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Accountability & Testing
American learning losses in the pandemic era: A global perspective
A new report from the Hoover Institution’s Education Success Init
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/22/24—Connecting the dots
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Teachers & School Leaders
Three ways to strengthen Ohio’s teacher pipeline
Last spring, state officials published data indicating that fewer young people are entering the teaching profession, teacher attrition rates have risen, and troubling shortages exist in specific grades and subject areas.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.19.24
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/19/24—Film festival
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School Finance
Education priorities for Ohio’s next biennial budget, part 1: Sustained investment for literacy reform
Ohio regularly creates and funds major education policies in a two-year biennial budget, so it’s never too early to start thinking about the 2025 cycle. This is the first of several posts where I’ll discuss issues that should be on lawmakers’ radars as they gear up.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/17/24—Novelty, solvency, quality
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Curriculum & Instruction
Gadfly Bites 4/15/24—The state of these clips
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.12.24
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/12/24—Unassuaged
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Career & Technical Education
Ohio is investing hundreds of millions to strengthen and expand access to CTE
Last January, during his 2023 state of the state address, Governor DeWine pledged to invest additional state funding in career and technical education (CTE) programs.
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Charter Schools
Columbus City Schools should offer its underenrolled facilities to charter schools
A recent Columbus Dispatch article revealed stunningly low enrollment rates in several Columbus City Schools’ buildings.
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Governance
Impacts of interdistrict school choice in Boston
The Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) began in the mid-1960s as a direct result of school desegregation efforts in Boston.
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Governance
Creating a scholarship program could help Ohio bolster its teacher pipeline
Last year, the state budget set aside $20 million for the Governor’s Merit Scholarship.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 4/8/24—The real stars are shining
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