Gadfly Bites 9/28/22—Let’s hope it’s a farewell tour
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill has an op-ed in the
Fordham’s Aaron Churchill has an op-ed in the
Here are two “big picture” looks at Ohio report card data.
Helping students catch up from more than two years of school-closure-related learning loss will be an impossible task if they do not have regular access to grade-level work in their classrooms.
Unless there’s a political or ideological controversy, curricular decisions in schools and districts rarely make headlines. That’s too bad because these choices are immensely important.
A little bit of report card hangover to start with today.
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We’ll start today not with the obvious story, but with one that is near and dear to my dad heart:
Today, the Ohio Department of Education released its annual report cards for the 2021-22 school year. For two decades, report cards have shined a light on pupil achievement and provided parents and communities with an important check on student progress.
Fordham’s recent report on turning around low-per
Recognizing the importance of an educated citizenry, Ohio taxpayers have made generous investments in K–12 education. In FY 2021, statewide spending on public primary and secondary education reached a record high of $21 billion or $13,300 per pupil.
The good news: Columbus City Schools appears able to find enough stuff on which to spend its full allotment of Covid-relief funding before the various deadlines, according to this piece.
Busing woes large, growing
Tiny Dalton Local Schools in eastern Ohio is very excited about new school bus safety measur
In late August, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) unveiled its FYs 2024–25 budget priorities to a state board of education committee.
It is a rarity for school districts to run afoul of city
Editor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Thanks to inflation and supply chain issues, back-to-school shopping was an especially tight squeeze for many families this year. But parents aren’t the only ones shouldering the financial burden. Teachers are, too.
Though many of America’s single parents do a great job raising their kids and getting them off to an excellent start in school and in life, research has
20 years of serving Dayton students
At the conclusion of a harangue about our school choice recommendations, Stephen Dyer a
Three great stories about the state of Ohio prioritizing money for the benefit of students and families.
Persistent school choice critic Steve Dyer recently posted a “takedown” of Fordham’s latest school choice policy recommendations.
As Governor Mike DeWine asserted, the state of Ohio has “a moral obligation” on behalf of students to step in when schools are falling short of academic performance standards. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), federal lawmakers have given states the ability to chart their own course when it comes to fixing under-performing schools.
Dayton Early College Academy began 20 years ago this year as a college prep program run by Dayton City Schools.
West Virginia charter update