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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/22/19 – What is the early bird to do if the worm doesn’t show up?
Editors in Columbus opined yesterday on at least part of the findings in the latest CREDO study of charter school performance in Ohio.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.22.19
CREDO releases report on Ohio’s charter school sector
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Charter Schools
Fordham Institute press release: Ohio charters deliver academic gains for black students
Today, the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released a new analysis of Ohio charter school performance.
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Charter Schools
Charter School Performance in Ohio—2019
Today, approximately 340 public charter schools educate 105,000 Ohio students. Authored by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, this report contains a rigorous analysis of the state’s charter schools using data from 2013-14 through 2016-17.
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CREDO’s latest on Ohio charters: Brick-and-mortar schools deliver strong returns
A brand-new evaluation from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University offers promising signs that Ohio is on strong footing, especially with its brick-and-mortar charters.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/18/19 – You are Here
At least one district treasurer in Butler County finds the biennial state budget process “complicated and scary”.
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Governance
No, Ohio shouldn’t give up on its academic distress commissions
Authorized in 2005, Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) are the state’s mechanism for int
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Career & Technical Education
Chiefs for Change's CTE blueprint can benefit Ohio students
In the waning days of January, Chiefs for Change—a nonprofit, bipartisan network comprising state and district education chiefs, including Oh
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/15/19 – Perhaps deconstruction is the sincerest form of flattery
In case you haven’t been following it (and who can blame you with everything else going on here?), a battle royale has been raging in neighboring West Virg
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.15.19
National expert praises progress in Ohio charter sector
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Career & Technical Education
In Ohio’s rural districts, innovation is the name of the game
In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, pundits and analysts were hyper-focused on rural communities.
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Charter Schools
Ohio charter school performance: On the upswing?
Has the performance of Ohio charters improved in the wake of these important reforms? Or is the sector still struggling to keep pace? Join us at the DoubleTree Suites in Downtown Columbus on Tuesday, February 19 to learn about the results from a brand-new CREDO study that examines Ohio charter performance from 2013-14 through 2016-17.
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Charter Schools
Ohio’s charter school students need more facilities funding. The state can provide it
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the new state legislature can score a major win for educational equality and opportunity by providing more funding for public charter school facilities.
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Teachers & School Leaders
Ohio Education By the Numbers—2019 Edition
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." -- Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. That sentiment has never been more profound and applicable than it is today.
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Career & Technical Education
Most Ohio students aren’t earning industry credentials. Why?
As Ohio’s high school diplomas erode in value, there will be a growing need for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills through other means.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/11/19 – The other shoe
The Path Forward series returns to the pages of Dayton Daily News, chronicling the efforts of Dayton City Schools to avoid state takeover start serv
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/8/19 – Thus bud’s for you…maybe
We told you a while back about a Toledo native and “herbal entrepreneur” (shall we say) who says
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/6/19 – Learning called off on account of snow
This week’s Dayton City Schools board meeting was supposed to be about reading and reviewing a draft strategic plan for future awesomeness.
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Gadfly Bites 2/4/19 – What does a “D” taste like exactly?
The Speaker of the Ohio House held an (extremely) informal presser late last week, talking about his priorities for the new General Assembly session.
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Career & Technical Education
Ohio’s about to get more money for CTE—here’s two ideas on how to use it
Last summer, President Trump signed into law the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
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Teachers & School Leaders
How state reforms affected collective bargaining agreements
Elaborate collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) have for decades enshrined the “factory model” into public education.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 2.1.19
Op-ed calls for increase in charter school facility funding
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 2/1/19 – The “no time to be clever” edition
Compiler’s note: The hellacious weather around here has destroyed my productivity this week so today you lucky lucky subscribers (I love all five of you—truly) will get to see behind the scenes of what I laughingly call my “process”. Below is simply the list of clips I’ve got for you today, with a couple of words to denote why it’s interesting/important/worth clipping.
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Governance
Gadfly Bites 1/30/19 – “We routinely talk about how we can impact our students and their learning experiences.” OK. But what, exactly, do you DO?
Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, t
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Career & Technical Education
How many Ohio students are in career-technical education?
With popular, bipartisan support, career-and-technical education (CTE) is being embraced by policymakers across the
