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Gadfly Bites 9/16/22—Shooting stars
We’ll start today not with the obvious story, but with one that is near and dear to my dad heart:
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Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute media statement on Ohio report card release
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.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 9/14/22—Our destiny is in the stars…
Fordham’s recent report on turning around low-per
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School Finance
School funding imperatives for Ohio’s next budget: Toward a more efficient, productive, and transparent system
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.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 9/12/22—The shiny new thing
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.
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Gadfly Bites 9/9/22—Playing the student success card
Tiny Dalton Local Schools in eastern Ohio is very excited about new school bus safety measur
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Curriculum & Instruction
ODE’s budget proposal wisely boosts Ohio’s early literacy efforts
In late August, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) unveiled its FYs 2024–25 budget priorities to a state board of education committee.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 9/7/22—Thank heavens there’s almost always a “meanwhile”
It is a rarity for school districts to run afoul of city
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Governance
Columbus teacher strike ends with significant reforms, worrying financial risks
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.
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School Finance
Ohio should help teachers who are buying their own classroom supplies
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.
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Governance
Family structure and academic outcomes
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
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Governance
Setting the record straight on district enrollments
At the conclusion of a harangue about our school choice recommendations, Stephen Dyer a
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Governance
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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Accountability & Testing
Turning around troubled schools: How Ohio can create a stronger, clearer school improvement program
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.
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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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Governance
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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Private School Choice
LIVE EVENT: Should Universal School Choice Be Next on Ohio’s Education Policy Agenda?
The Buckeye Institute, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and School Choice Ohio cordially invite you to a continental breakfast and coffee dialogue with national and Ohio experts as they discuss recent successful efforts around the country to expand parental choice, lessons learned, best practices, and potential next steps for the Buckeye State.
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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
