Gadfly Bites 5/24/19 – The grinder
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.
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.
Charter school helps talented music student shine
All families deserve the opportunity to choose schools, whether public or private, that meet their needs and wants. To its credit, Ohio has been a trailblazing state when it comes to supporting private-school choice via state-funded scholarships, a.k.a.
In downtown Columbus last week, over four hundred business and industry leaders, educators, state policymakers, and advocates conv
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
It may be a new week, but it’s the same old news to be had it seems.
NOTES: On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the CEO of Lorain City Schools testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education on
In a recent floor debate, Representative Phillip Robinson made an Orwellian “pro-business” case for eliminating state interventions in chronically low-performing districts, saying: “When businesses are looking to come to Ohio, they want to go into competitive co
Charter school celebrates its Seniors and Kindergarteners
A TV news outlet in Cincinnati this week produced a short but admirably wide-ranging piece exploring
In case you missed it, Fordham is part of a coalition o
Note: Today, the Ohio Senate Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education heard testimony on HB 166, the state’s new biennial bu
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
Make of this what you will: A 2017 blog written by our own Aaron Churchill is “mistaken” for a research study and its points exaggerated (IMHO) in this com
Treasurer Sprague visits Ohio Construction Academy
Today’s clips are a mix of bizarreness and absurdity that I’d like to call “bizzurdity”. I’m sure it will stick. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
The Ohio House of Representatives today passed HB 166, the biennial budget bill. The legislation includes language that would drastically alter the way Ohio produces overall school report card ratings.
Please note the update posted on May 15th at the bottom of this blog post.
Over the next month or so, thousands of Ohio students will cross the stage and receive diplomas at their high school graduation ceremonies.
It’s budget season around here, which I think is kind of like allergy season: Endless, persistent, and annoying, but with slightly less snot.
This spring’s school funding debates have revolved around the needs of poor students. Governor Mike DeWine has proposed a significant bump in state spending targeted at low-income students.
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 believe can lead to increased achievement and greater o
Kinda weird: Fordham’s Chad Aldis gets more column inches than the ed board themselves in this editorial
NOTE: The Finance Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives today heard testimony on Substitute House Bill 166, the biennial budget bill.
Ohio charters recognized in U.S. News best high schools rankings
The only education news that anyone is interested in to close this week is the passage of HB 154 out of both the House committee and out of the full House
The Ohio House of Representatives, after rushing the legislation through the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee late last night, passed House Bill 154 today.
I think the mission of the Elyria YWCA got hijacked by tantruming toddlers somehow.
Starting in the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind, federal law required states to ensure that all public school teachers were “highly qualified.” That meant having a bachelor’s degree, full state certification, and subject-area mastery, often