Gadfly Bites 6/19/19 – Sounds like a Wes Anderson movie to me
A blog post by our own Jessica Poiner is cited in this announcemen
A blog post by our own Jessica Poiner is cited in this announcemen
Back in 2015, former Governor John Kasich encouraged the General Assembly to address the persistent failure of several school districts by strengthening academic distress commissions (ADCs), the state’s mechanism for intervening in chronically underperforming districts. Legislators obliged.
Teach For America (TFA) has been recruiting and placing college graduates into underserved classrooms since 1989. Throughout this thirty-year tenure, the program’s teacher-training methods and recruitment strategies have evolved.
Settlement reached with former ECOT sponsor
This week, the Ohio Senate introduced its proposals for the biennial state budget, House Bill 166. The Senate retained important features of the executive and House versions of the budget, including substantial school funding increases to enhance student wellness.
Local reporter Lisa Rantala from ABC6 visited Fordham-sponsored Columbus Collegiate Academy recently.
NOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 166, the state’s new biennial budget.
It’s budget season in Ohio, and that means frenzied debate about a wide swath of policy proposals.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham I
Race match in charter vs traditional public schools
In an era of “fake news,” political division, and rampant civic illiteracy, one might think smart policymakers would want to ensure that young people exit high school with a solid grasp of American history and government—the foundations of responsible citizenship.
Fordham, great and small: Our own Chad Ald
Last month, The Foundation for Excellence in Education and Burning Glass Technologies released
Everyone else I’ve talked to thinks this story is unequivocally great.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Again with the business connection to schools!
In case you missed it, the Senate Education Committee this week heard import
Charter school success story
According to a recent What Works Clearinghouse review, the most effective dropout-prevention strategy is to directly connect schoolwork to students’ career aspirations.
Ohio education policy has seen its fair share of controversy in recent years, but there are two policies in particular that have dominated news cycles: graduation requirements and academic distress commissions (ADCs).
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
NOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on the state’s current academic distre
Apropos of nothing (at least, nothing that is obvious to me),
NOTE: Today, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 166, the state’s new biennial budget bill.
If you live in Ohio and pay attention to education-related news, you’ve probably heard about academic distress commissions (ADCs), a mechanism that
In a concerted effort to improve sector quality, Ohio has wisely strengthened its charter school laws.
As budget season grinds on, hearings continue on all things HB 166. This includes things that are not in the budget bill but might eventually be.