The good, bad, and ugly of the House budget

The Ohio House recently passed its version of the state budget (HB 110) for FYs 2022–23.

Impact of video presentations on learning outcomes in college courses

A new report from the Journal of Chemical Education takes a look—pre-pandemic—at the ways in which college students benefited from a new opportunity to participate remotely in their education.

Gadfly Bites 4/21/21 – Winnowing

Fordham’s Chad Aldis provided opponent testimony on HB 200 in committee yesterday.

Testimony presented before the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 200

NOTE: Today, the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 200, one of seve

A fairness gap in Ohio and how it might be closed

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.

Gadfly Bites 4/19/21 – Summer/Fall

Here is a look at more “summer school” pandemic remediation plans in school districts across central Ohio.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.16.21

The year so far

Gadfly Bites 4/16/21 – The fox guarding the henhouse

There is no author attributed to this commentary piece regarding school report card reform options (and school funding and several other things) so I have no idea who to thank for

How can Ohio meet charter school facility needs?

Brick-and-mortar charter schools serve more than 80,000 Ohio students, most of whom come from low-income backgrounds.

The EdChoice lawsuit is déjà vu all over again

Over the past year, media outlet

Gadfly Bites 4/14/21 – Past, present, and future

We start out today with a great, in-depth look back at this school year as experienced in

Here’s what i-Ready winter diagnostic assessments reveal about unfinished learning

Although most schools have returned to some semblance of in-person learning for families who want it, education researchers and analysts are still working to gauge the impact of extended school closures.

Gadfly Bites 4/12/21 – Policy by WalletHub

The editors at Vindy.com seem preoccupied with Ohio’s lowly ranking in a recent WalletHub report on return on taxpayer investment in education.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.9.21

New to the discussion?

Gadfly Bites 4/9/21 – You wouldn’t have to rebrand if your original branding was good

There appears to be a difference of opinion among several of the elected school board members in charge of Wellington Exempted Village Schools if this piece is any indication.

Governor DeWine’s budget proposal tackles FAFSA completion

If Ohio is going to continue making progress toward Attainment Goal 2025, a larger percentage of Ohio’s K–12 graduates must enroll in postsecondary programs and earn a degree or credential.

Gadfly Bites 4/7/21 – “That's now an expectation.”

Fordham’s Aaron Churchill gives Cleveland.com a history lesson in this piece, explaining how school funding has changed, and how subsequen

Gadfly Bites 4/5/21 – Getting in the game

Hey! Have you heard of this brand new media outlet called The Week?! I stumbled across it in my searching for clips for you, loyal subscribers, and I have to assume that it’s brand new (despite what its masthead would suggest).

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.2.21

More charter schools?

Gadfly Bites 4/2/21 – The full “experience”

The Ohio Senate does report card reform right

Annual school report cards play an important role in healthy, accountable K–12 education systems.

Will federal megabucks impact state education policy?

In early March, President Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress kept the fiscal faucets open by passing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP). For Ohio, this means that more financial help is on its way.

Gadfly Bites 3/31/21 – Have I been using my “downstairs brain” all this time?

In case you didn’t know, dedicated Gadfly Bites subscribers, your humble clips compiler is the quintessential “old dog”. As such, acquisition of “new tricks” is something of a challenge.

The calculus of student absenteeism

School attendance is compulsory for K–12 students, but getting kids to school every day is often difficult for families. Most parents want their children to attend school. But for those living in poverty, competing needs like jobs, medical appointments, and sibling care sometimes render school a lower priority.

Gadfly Bites 3/29/21 – It takes three?

Perhaps Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock had it wrong all those years ago?

Student wellness funding gets an upgrade in the proposed state budget

Two years ago, during his first budget cycle in office, Governor DeWine shepherded through the legislature a first-of-its kind initiative known as the Student Wellness and Success Fund (SWSF).

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.26.21

Toledo transportation changes move forward

Gadfly Bites 3/26/21 – What the heck is a “successful response”?

Maybe y’all saw this? Apparently Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon participated on some national panel with U.S. Ed Sec Cardona this week about school reopening.

Cupp-Patterson funding plan falls short on open enrollment and guarantees

Over the past two years, the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan has received tremendous attention in the media and at the statehouse. Currently, House lawmakers are considering what changes might be made to the plan, as laid out in House Bill 1.

Gadfly Bites 3/24/21 – April Fool’s Day comes early

Somehow, I don't think Bay Village City Schools is going to be submitting much of a remediation plan to Governor DeWine by the April 1 deadline.