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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.13.26
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Gadfly Bites 2/13/26—No Duh-adjacent
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Teachers & School Leaders
A deep dive into first-time pass rates on Ohio’s Foundations of Reading licensure exam
When Ohio lawmakers established a science of reading initiative in 2023, they included two provisions aimed at ensuring that higher education institutions are training teacher candidates in scientifically-based r
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/11/26—Offensive strategy
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/9/26—Not learning
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.6.26
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/6/26—How someone else always gets us into trouble and why someone else must always get us out of it
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/4/26—Perhaps TOO simple
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School Finance
Countering the doom-and-gloom school funding narrative in Ohio
Recent media coverage leaves an impression that Ohio public schools are being shortchanged when it comes to funding. But the sky is not falling and we follow the facts to prove it once again.
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Governance
Two innovative ways Ohio could combat chronic absenteeism
Ohio kids have recently missed quite a few days of school courtesy of abundant snow and frigid temperatures. For most, this brief time away won’t have a significant academic impact.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/2/26—Stone cold
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Private School Choice
Why this public school dad supports school choice
The debate over school choice—especially private school choice—is often contentious.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.30.26
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/30/26—I can almost hear the Archangels singing already
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Accountability & Testing
Getting Ohio’s early literacy measure right
Ohio’s school report cards have long provided transparency and accountability for student learning. But they’re not perfect. We explain how one vital report card component—early literacy—could be improved to provide clearer information to parents, educators, and the general public.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/28/26—Are you in or are you out?
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Gadfly Bites 1/26/26—Nobody moves downtown for the schools
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.23.26
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/23/26—Yeah…no
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Gadfly Bites 1/21/26—Slush, stench, wobble, and perspective
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Accountability & Testing
A closer look at the results of Ohio’s science of reading audits
It’s been nearly three years since policymakers established Ohio’s science of reading initiative.
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Governance
Student outcomes are better in non-union versus unionized public schools
Researchers looking at the impacts of teachers union membership on schools have had an easier time focusing on finance-related outcomes—including former student
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.16.26
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/16/26—Here’s why not to go “government-to-government”
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/14/26—Hot topic
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Accountability & Testing
Should Ohio revisit academic eligibility requirements for College Credit Plus?
Student participation in Ohio’s College Credit Plus program has skyrocketed in recent years. But the data indicate that unchecked numbers of high schoolers earning college credit may not be entirely good news.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/12/26—Tangible impact
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.9.26
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Gadfly Bites 1/9/26—Rubber/glue
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