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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/14/25—“An erosion”
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.11.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/11/25—Fixer upper
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/9/25—Check your work
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Career & Technical Education
Legislators missed opportunities to strengthen career-connected learning
Ohio’s new state budget impacts many areas of K-12 education, including career-connected learning? By our reckoning, their efforts resulted in one important win but also three missed opportunities.
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Private School Choice
Analyzing homeschooling demographics and families’ definitions of student success
Data show that the number of homeschooling families in America is growing, and is similar in size now to the private and cha
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Teachers & School Leaders
Six ways Ohio can bolster its teacher pipeline
New policies in state law should soon give leaders important data on the health of the teacher pipeline in Ohio. What to do with that data when it’s compiled? Here are six ideas to consider.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/7/25—“Now that it’s done….”
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 7/2/25—Just wishin’
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School Finance
Ohio’s state budget yields a mixed bag on education funding
Update (7/1/25): Of the items discussed here, Governor DeWine vetoed the nonchartered private school ESA and several property tax proposals.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/30/25—You can keep that red rink dry, Governor
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.27.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/27/25—In Search Of...
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/25/25—Appealing
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Governance
Examining school and community factors to support students experiencing homelessness
Students who experience homelessness are at high risk for a number of negative academic outcomes—including chronic absenteeism, course failure, and low test scores—to say nothing of the physical and emotional toll. But these negative outcomes are not a foregone conclusion.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/23/25—Buzzer beater
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Governance
Here’s where lawmakers should land on school funding and other education issues in Ohio’s state budget
As usual, Ohio’s biennial state budget process has been an education policy rollercoaster. It began in February with Governor DeWine unveiling his proposals, which largely built on prior initiatives (e.g., science of reading, high-quality choices, and career pathways).
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.20.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/20/25—Doubling down on a weak hand
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/18/25—What’s it going to be: clear-eyed appraisal or spin?
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School Finance
Ohio lawmakers should preserve career awareness and exploration funds
Over the last few years, Ohio policymakers have made expanding and improving career pathways a priority.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/16/25—Ice cream versus math
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Teachers & School Leaders
The Senate budget would solve Ohio’s teacher data problem
Teacher shortages have been making headlines
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.13.25
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/13/25—We’re number 5!
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School Finance
Senate budget takes a crack at untangling Ohio’s byzantine property-tax system
With Ohioans facing sticker shock from tax bills tied to real estate inflation, property tax reform is top of the mind for state lawmakers.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 6/11/25—The rigged game is still going badly
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Curriculum & Instruction
Impacts of gender-matching between student and tutor
Long-running efforts to increase academic achievement for girls in middle- and high-school math seemed to be bearing fruit by 2019.
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Charter Schools
Two steps forward, three steps back: Charter schools and the Senate education plan
Cost-conscious lawmakers are seeking to stretch taxpayer dollars to support effective, efficient programs. Brick-and-mortar charter schools remain a strong investment. The final state budget should maintain those high standards and provide fair funding for charter students.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Recent survey data back Ohio’s push for stronger math instruction
After a very busy spring, lawmakers are rapidly approaching the finish line for the biennial state budget.
