Gadfly Bites 8/5/20 – Unofficially
Jeff MurrayWhile this is a story about the fall reopening plans for Par Excellence Academy in Newark, that is not the point I wish to focus on for the purposes of these clips.
Gadfly Bites 8/3/20 – Celebrations
Jeff MurrayIn case you were wondering, Big Walnut High School’s super spreader event in-person graduation happened as scheduled on July 25.
Ohio partakes in the growth and diversification of charter school facilities funding
Jeff MurrayOne of the starkest differences between charter and traditional district schools is in the area of facilities funding.
School in the time of a pandemic: How two districts wrestled with reopening schools
Jessica PoinerIt’s important to give Ohio school districts’ reopening plans a close look, even if they’re now void in the many locales around the state that will start the fall fully online. Eventually—hopefully sooner rather than later—this pandemic will fade, and schools will be right back in the positions they were in earlier this summer, needing to create reopening plans again.
As schools stay shut, what will be done to support special-needs students?
Aaron ChurchillWith Covid-19 cases rising in Ohio and other parts of the nation, a depressing reality is starting to set in: A whole lot of schools aren’t going to open for in-person learning this fall.
Gadfly Bites 7/31/20 – What exactly grows out of a pandemic pod?
Jeff MurrayWeeks of questions, concerns, protests, and petitions over Dayton City Schools’ disastrous transportation scheme f
Gadfly Bites 7/29/20 – Robust disaster
Jeff MurrayWe start today with what could likely end up being News of the Moot.
Gadfly Bites 7/27/20 – How (maybe) to
Jeff MurrayIn the discussion of whether and how to reopen schools in the fall, the spotlight falls (sort of) on private schools in central Ohio.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.20
Jeff MurrayAssessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
Gadfly Bites 7/24/20 – Inviting
Jeff MurrayWe’ll start today with some unequivocal good news.
In the midst of coronavirus, connectivity matters more than ever
Jessica PoinerIn its recent guidance on reopening schools, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) noted that the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated “deeply rooted social and educational inequities.” Sadly, that’s exactly right.
Gadfly Bites 7/22/20 – The question of
Jeff MurrayWe continue our theme of low-quality clips this week.
Gadfly Bites 7/20/20 – Grand (re)opening?
Jeff MurrayNot much in the way of clips today.
Federal relief funding should be used to help schools reopen
Aaron ChurchillWith Covid-19 cases on the rise and state budgets in crisis, federal lawmakers seem poised to pass another round of stimulus.
Gadfly Bites 7/17/20 – Virtually yours
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it, there was a meeting of the state board of education earlier this week.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.17.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayResearching recent history
Gadfly Bites 7/15/20 – If I do say so myself
Jeff MurrayWe start today with a Fordham cite—always fun.
A closer look at Ohio’s plan to reopen schools in the fall
Jessica PoinerIt’s no secret that the national debate about reopening schools has been heating up.
Gadfly Bites 7/13/20 – Adults ask, “What lesson do we want to teach students?”
Jeff MurrayOfficials at Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the Say Yes to Education program in the city sound very
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.10.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurraySchool reopening resources
Gadfly Bites 7/10/20 – The electronic fine print
Jeff MurrayState Senator Peggy Lehner took a visit to the I Promise School in Akron (pre-pandemic, I’m guessing), and the experi
Ohio has assets to retool and reinvest in our people
Dave MoravecEditor’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.
Gadfly Bites 7/8/20 – Sometimes you have to look hard for interesting clips
Jeff MurrayThe Dispatch took a gander at which educational institutions—including K-12 schools—in central Ohio were ap
Filtering out the noise to achieve a clearer picture of student engagement
Ben PachtEditor’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.
Why Ohio must not weaken its early literacy interventions
Aaron ChurchillEnacted in 2012, Ohio’s (well-named) Third Grade Reading Guarantee aims to ensure that children can read proficiently by the end of third grad
Gadfly Bites 7/6/20 – Control
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it over the long holiday weekend, Governor DeWine issued some preliminary guidelines for schools to reopen in the fall.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThomas Sowell—writer, economist, social theorist, and currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution—is having a moment at age 90. He has long been a champion of high-quality education as a source of power for Black youth.
Ohio parents are right to want children back in school this fall
Chad L. AldisTo go back or not to go back? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as we inch closer to August and the beginning of a new school year.