Gadfly Bites 10/27/23—Not the answer
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Too many students in Ohio are off-track—way off-track—in terms of meeting grade-level math and reading standards. Last school year, 32 percent of students statewide scored “limited”—the lowest achievement mark—on state math exams, while 20 percent scored at that level in English language arts (ELA).
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NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate Education Committee heard testimony on SB 162, which is an effort to improve academic intervention services for underperforming students in all public schools across the state.
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This is the second of two editions this week, focusing on Ohio charter news stories and catching us up from our long vacation break.
It took a week, but today’s edition finally brings us up to date following our long vacation break, covering 10/14 – 10/20/23.
This is a special Thursday edition, the first of two catching up on news from our long vacation break; another edition will follow on Friday. Legacy
“Social promotion,” the practice of pushing struggling students from one grade to the next regardless of their academic readiness, can have damaging long-term effects.
Today’s edition, the second following a long vacation break, covers news from 10/7 – 10/13/23.
Recently, The Washington Post published an article purporting to summarize Ohio's current legal battle over education governance. “Ohio governor and elected education leaders both say they're in charge,” blares the headline.
Back after two long weeks! Looks like y’all had plenty of ice and fire of your own while I was gone, so we’ll break this down a bit.
Teacher shortages have been a hot topic in Ohio for years.
Public-sector collective bargaining—whereby governments negotiate with employee unions over compensation and management practices—has enabled teachers unions to put a stranglehold on Ohio school districts. Research has clearly established that unions across the U.S.
For nearly two decades, Ohio’s EdChoice program has unlocked private school options for tens of thousands of students by offering state-funded scholarships.
Data show that America’s current manufacturing workforce is aging and retiring as the sector is expanding exponentially and its
Ohio Charter News will be taking a two week vacation break after today – returning on October 20. The biggest news
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Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) have a long and controversial history in Ohio.
Ohio has long been a pioneer in school choices for students and families. It is home to one of the nation’s first private-school scholarship programs, focused on Cleveland.
For more than two decades, Ohio’s school report cards have shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of the state’s public schools. This year’s report card is no different.
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School report cards are out, and the results reveal the persistent challenges facing Ohio students in the aftermath of pandemic-era disruptions to education.
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How’d the first day of actual school go in Youngstown this week? Or even the second? No one in the local press seems to care since the teachers union is happy with the deal they won, so I have no idea.
The negative impacts of chronic absenteeism are well known. In elementary school, truancy can contribute to weaker math and reading skills that persist into later grades.
The first pandemic-influenced data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) test are in. Unsurprisingly, an initial analysis says the news is bad.
In 2011, Ohio lawmakers introduced a state initiative focused on new teachers—specifically, those who were in the first four years of their career.