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Gadfly Bites - 1/28/15
It took a few days, but newspaper editors have finally started taking note of the state auditor’s report on charter school attendance.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/27/15
"Government schools", a Straight A Fund project, the end of disagreement on Common Core, and more
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Standards, Accountability & Testing
Deconstructing Ohio’s testing report recommendations
"Test mania" debunked - now for the real work to improve testing in Ohio
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Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
What Schools Do Families Want (and Why)?
Real parent preferences revealed.
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Standards, Accountability & Testing
Cheers and Jeers for January 26, 2015
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news.
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Accountability & Testing
Fixing No Child Left Behind: Oral testimony of Martin West
Editor's note: This testimony was presented at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions onFixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability on January, 21, 2015.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/21/15
Charter school becomes a victim of its own success, unionizing charters, National School Choice Week, and more.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/20/15
Whiz-bang PARCC tests, nuanced discussion of education funding, what is The Hub?, and more.
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Accountability & Testing
Timely Ohio report could change the ESEA testing debate
Though hardly the only issue to be debated during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act, annual testing has taken center stage in discussions so far.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/16/15
Decision time for "thorough and efficient" approaches, testing cuts, budget cuts, and Research Bites.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/15/15
One Toledo Catholic school changing things up in a big way, new EdChoice eligibility list, and more
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Gadfly Bites - 1/14/15
More Common Core repeal efforts to come, a candid interview, and the return of cafeteria boot camp.
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Charter Schools
Straightening the record on charters and local tax revenue
Clearing up common misconceptions
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Charter Schools
Filling the Skills Gap: Massachusetts Vocational-Technical Schools and Business Partnerships
Technical high schools can thrive with the support of local businesses
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Curriculum & Instruction
Differentiated instruction vs. ability grouping: It’s time to toss out “one or the other” thinking
How about a hybrid?
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Gadfly Bites - 1/9/15
Yet more on charter school reform, dual enrollment increases, and another Research Bite.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/8/15
Editors in Cleveland opine strongly against retire-rehire/double-dipping among the ranks of superintendents in Ohio. Choice words they used: “shameless”, “ridiculous charade”, “pension jackpot”. Ouch. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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Charter Schools
Ohio charter quality and policy continues to make headlines; editorials spotlight differing views
Reaction to two recent Fordham-sponsored reports on charter schools continues.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/6/15
How to recruit a diverse teaching staff, and possible education deregulation in Ohio.
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Gadfly Bites - 1/5/15
Online charter schools, racial "lopsidedness", and introducing Ohio Research Bites.