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Governance
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
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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
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/17/22—Classic!
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Charter Schools
Creating great school options for all Ohio students: Recommendations to strengthen educational choice in the Buckeye State
Ohio has a long history of empowering parents with educational options for their children. Today, more than 250,000 of the state’s 1.6 million students attend public charter schools, enroll in private schools with the support of state-funded scholarships, or participate in interdistrict open enrollment.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 8/12/22—Fifty percent of these clips are one hundred percent awesome
We’ll start with the good stuff.
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School Finance
About last week’s “emergency” school levies
Last Tuesday, Ohioans finally voted in primaries for state representative and (if applicable) state senator after the traditional spring primary was delayed due to redistricting issues.
