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Gadfly Bites 5/21/21—No thanks for the memories
Those of you with good memories will no doubt recall that eligibility criteria for the state’s Quality Charter School funding was a source of some discussion in 2019 and 2020.
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Gadfly Bites 5/19/21—“Our kids have never been where they need to be.”
While we heard on Monday about how far behind Columbus City Schools’ seniors are, here is a positive “beyond-the-pod” story where we learn a lot about another church-affiliated non-profit doing the work of tutoring, supporti
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An overview of what Cleveland schools will offer students this summer
Summer school offerings are historically reserved for academically struggling students or those with special needs. This year, though, pandemic-related school closures have increased the number of students who will need extra support during the upcoming summer months.
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School Finance
Will Ohio hold schools accountable for effectively spending federal relief aid?
Just over a year ago, Congress passed the first
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Testimony provided before the Senate Finance Committee on HB 110—5/17/21
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s biennial budget.
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Gadfly Bites 5/17/21—Some…weirdness
Several odd stories in the news since Friday. First up: some community members in Tipp City are on a crusade to remove certain elected school board members due to what they say is a decline in the “quality of education and overall health” of the district.
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Gadfly Bites 5/14/21 – STEM-tastic!
Gadfly Bites is back from vacation. Hope you missed me as much as I missed you!
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Accountability & Testing
Testimony presented before the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on SB 145—5/11/21
NOTE: On May 11, the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 145, a proposal to revise school and district report cards
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Testimony presented before the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 110 – 5/10/21
NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Educatio
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Private School Choice
Put the kids first, Ohio: It’s time for ESAs
As Ohio’s General Assembly continues working on the biennial state budget, policymakers have the unique chance to pursue meaningful education reform for Ohio’s K–12 students. Given the dark rain clouds of the past fourteen months, we are all grateful to see a silver lining emerging.
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Gadfly Bites 5/10/21 – The waitlist
Gadfly Bites will be on vacation Wednesday. Back with more fun on Friday.
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Accountability & Testing
Universal ACT and SAT participation is a matter of equal opportunity
Over the past few years, education groups have pushed the General Assembly to walk back the state policy that requires all high school juniors to take the ACT or SAT exam.
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Testimony presented before the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 110
NOTE: Today, the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 110, the state’s next biennial budget.
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Gadfly Bites 5/5/21 – Laser focus
I must admit that I didn’t read or watch yesterday’s budget testimony in the Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee yesterday. (I’ll be sure to be watching today, though, boss.
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Curriculum & Instruction
An overview of the computer science provisions in the state budget
It’s rare for policies that are proposed in the state budget to sail untouched from the governor’s office through the House and to the Senate—especially if they’ll have a significant impact on the status quo.
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Gadfly Bites 5/3/21 – “Mask-erade” indeed.
While Fordham’s own Chad Aldis notes a couple of positive aspects of the current school funding revamp which is now stuffed into the s
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Gadfly Bites 4/30/21 – Megaphone
Chad Aldis and the Fordham Institute make up part of the “balance” in this story, which is otherwise all-in for the school funding revamp currently included in the state budget.
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Charter Schools
Ohio needs to think bigger, bolder on charter facilities
ExcelinEd, a national education group, recently released a paper revealing large shortfalls in facility funding for Ohio’s public charter schools.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Here’s what Columbus City Schools plans to offer students this summer
In February, Governor DeWine asked all public schools to create plans designed to address the learning loss caused by pandemic-related school closures.
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Gadfly Bites 4/28/21 – Fiscal excellence
Brunswick City Schools recently celebrated its third “clean audit” award over the last seven years, bestowed by the Auditor of State.
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People tend to solve problems by adding, not subtracting
Problem solving involves a complex set of mental steps, even when it happens quickly. A group of researchers from the University of Virginia sought to test one specific aspect of the process—the types of solutions people consider—and uncovered what could be an important human attribute, with significant implications for public policy.
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Gadfly Bites 4/26/21 – “Everybody's got to feel a little pain.”
I am honestly not sure how any school district is in financial hardship at the moment, given the Covid-relief largesse sluicing in, but it appears that Mansfield City Schools is in such a state and its elected board duly finalized a cost-saving plan last week intended to get the district out of that
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Gadfly Bites 4/24/21 – Where the suburbs met utopia
With apologies to Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, today’s clips all hail from Suburbia.
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Charter Schools
School attendance boundaries: A thing of the past?
Historically, children have been assigned to public schools based on their home address. For some students, this works out fine. But for many others, geographic assignment locks them into schools that don’t meet their needs. What can be done to break the link between students’ zip codes and their school?
