Data Quality Campaign gives Ohio's school report cards high—but not perfect—marks
Jessica PoinerThe Data Quality Campaign, an organization dedicated to advocating for effective educational data policy and use, recently released its third comprehensive review of school report cards in all fifty stat
Gadfly Bites 4/3/19 – But that trick never works!
Jeff MurrayHey there, school funding fans!
Don’t leave district turnarounds to chance
Aaron ChurchillAs winter turns to spring, the question roiling the General Assembly is what Ohio should do about chronically underperforming school districts.
Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Eliminate districts’ ability to bargain away their managerial rights
Ohio Education GadflyEditor’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
The strengths and weaknesses of the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan
Aaron ChurchillLast week, Ohio Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson unveiled their much-anticipated school funding plan.
Are you afraid of the arc (or cosine or quotient)?
Jeff MurrayIn the U.S. we call it “math phobia”; in the U.K. they call it “maths anxiety.” Either way you dub it, a negative emotional reaction to mathematics, which can manifest as a fear of or aversion to doing math-related work, is a real threat to mathematical competency.
Student completion data for Ohio colleges
Jeff MurrayIn late 2018, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published its annual data on national college completion rates.
Gadfly Bites 4/1/19 – 100 percent legit clips
Jeff MurrayEditors in Columbus opined this m
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.29.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderBudget bill released
Gadfly Bites 3/29/19 – Pssst! There is no fiscal chaos in Lorain. Pass it on.
Jeff MurrayA
Gadfly Bites 3/27/19 – Colossal
Jeff MurrayFordham is namechecked in this story taking an Ohio angle on
Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Create a preschool scholarship for low- to middle-income students
Ohio Education GadflyEditor’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
Gadfly Bites 3/25/19 – Sometimes you’re just wrong
Jeff MurrayFour months ago, Say Yes to Education was a firm “maybe” for expanding to Cleveland.
Gadfly Bites 3/22/19 – Another curious use of the conditional
Jeff MurrayAs befits a school with a long-standing and storied journalism school (hi Kaleigh!), Ohio University—Athens seems to have a wide variety of outlets for pub
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.22.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderGovernor DeWine proposes increased charter school funding
Ohio’s alternative graduation routes: The soft bigotry of low expectations rears its ugly head
Aaron Churchill , Jessica PoinerBack in July 2017, the Ohio General Assembly passed legislation permitting students in the class of 2018 to graduate based on weak alternative pathways recommended by
The case for more flexibility in Ohio’s high school course requirements
Aaron ChurchillOne of the talking points in the never-ending debate over what Ohio students should have to achieve to graduate centers on personalization.
Gadfly Bites 3/20/19 – THIS is what you guys want to protect?
Jeff Murray“Deterioration”? “Goosebumps”? Seriously, you guys?
Policymakers should listen to Ohio’s business community on graduation requirements
Jessica PoinerAt their March meeting, the State Board of Education voted to send its proposal for a new set of high school graduation requirements to the Ohio General Assembly for consideration.
Tackling Ohio's toughest education challenges: Phase out the use of caps and guarantees
Ohio Education GadflyEditor’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
Gadfly Bites 3/18/19 – “Addition by subtraction”
Jeff MurrayAs you may have heard, Governor DeWine released his first biennial budget on
A Fair Chance: Simple steps to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce
Jessica PoinerEach year, teacher candidates across the nation take licensing exams designed to check their mastery of pedagogy and of content knowledge. Though each state selects its own licensing tests, the Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects assessment, created by the Education Testing Service (ETS), is the most widely used elementary content exam.
Highlights from Governor DeWine’s K–12 education budget
Aaron ChurchillOn Friday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released his state budget proposals for fiscal years 2020–21. While we await the detailed policy language that will come when his budget is put into bill form in the General Assembly, his outline doesn’t offer much in the way of surprises.
Fordham Institute media statement on release of Governor DeWine’s budget
Ohio Education GadflyGovernor Mike DeWine unveiled his first biennial budget proposal today, including a number of important recommendations for K-12 education. “The governor’s budget proposal lives up to its billing,” said Chad L. Aldis, Vice President for Ohio Policy and Advocacy at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.15.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderLawmakers discuss E-school funding
Gadfly Bites 3/15/19 – “The governor must not let the children of Youngstown become pawns in the political games in Columbus”
Jeff MurrayWell well well. Perhaps not everyone in Ohio has lost their minds.
Gadfly Bites 3/13/19 – With Apologies to Eva, or The (Mis)Education of Paolo DeMaria
Jeff MurrayThe
ADCs aren't perfect, but they prove that accountability pressure works
Jessica PoinerIn an article published on March 5, Bill Bush of the Columbus Dispatch wrote that Columbus City Schools plans to target key areas of their state report card where “modest gains
Gadfly Bites 3/11/19 – I guess if your only tool is a multi-user spreadsheet and a raft of Ph.D.s…
Jeff MurrayIn case you missed it last week, the USDOE touted a tax credit program propo