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Gadfly Bites 8/31/22—Putting money to good use
Three great stories about the state of Ohio prioritizing money for the benefit of students and families.
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Private School Choice
Voucher critics are starting to say the quiet part out loud
Persistent school choice critic Steve Dyer recently posted a “takedown” of Fordham’s latest school choice policy recommendations.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/29/22—Passing muster
Dayton Early College Academy began 20 years ago this year as a college prep program run by Dayton City Schools.
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Effective and transparent communication with parents should be a goal for schools this year
A common refrain over the last couple years is that parents are growing increasingly frustrated with their children’s schools. The catalysts behind these feelings are wide-ranging and complex.
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Accountability & Testing
Adding up the impact: A meta-analysis of summer math interventions
While some evidence indicates a return
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Governance
The case for restructuring Ohio’s state board of education, and how to do it
The state board of education (SBOE) plays an important role in Ohio’s K–12 education system.
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Governance
Double Punished: Locked Out of Opportunity
According to the Sentencing Project, the number of youth committed to juvenile facilities across the country has steadily declined sinc
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Gadfly Bites 8/17/22—Classic!
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Gadfly Bites 8/12/22—Fifty percent of these clips are one hundred percent awesome
We’ll start with the good stuff.
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School Finance
About last week’s “emergency” school levies
Last Tuesday, Ohioans finally voted in primaries for state representative and (if applicable) state senator after the traditional spring primary was delayed due to redistricting issues.
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Advanced Education
STEM summer high-school program has positive long-term impact
Efforts to diversify the pipeline of students, graduates, and workers in in-demand STEM fields often start in middle and high schools
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Teachers & School Leaders
Why and how Ohio should tackle teacher wellness
The mental health crisis has been a persistent headline over the last few years, as research and
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/8/22—Whine and ye shall receive
After two editions of the Bites in which I complained about news coverage of new charter schools, I must give
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Gadfly Bites 8/5/22—Deferred maintenance
A friendly reminder from your humble clips complier that there is
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Gadfly Bites 8/3/22—Far less than full chisel
Last year’s rancor between the elected board of Cincinnati City Schools and the Southwest Ohio Regional Transportation Authority (SORTA) seems to be forgotten.
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Governance
Teachers unions’ power to elect school board members
Just over a decade ago, the Brookings Institution published Terry Moe’s eye-opening book on teachers unions. His study revealed how local unions shape public education through the process of electing school board members.
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Gadfly Bites 8/1/22—It’s all Greek to me
I’m sure I alluded to this (or, more likely, I probably outright said it) when we first discussed Dayton City Schools’ plans for a new K-12 catch-all school for students whose first language is not English, but I think it
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Career & Technical Education
Three steps Ohio can take to tap into the potential of youth apprenticeships
Registered apprenticeship programs offer workers paid, on-the-job learning experience under the supervision of an experienced mentor, job-related classroom training, and the chance to earn a portable industry-recognized credential.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/29/22—The one hand and the other hand
This is a story about the first day of the new school year this week at Columbus’ only year-round school.
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Gadfly Bites 7/27/22—The one thing teachers always seem prepared for
It only took them three years, but you heard it here first: Columbus City Schools is better
