During his inauguration in early January, Governor Mike DeWine spoke of his desire to use education to improve Ohio. “Education is the key to equality and the key to opportunity,” he said.
Our own Aaron Churchill had an op-ed in the Di
We start today with further praise for the Say Yes to Education program
NOTE: On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, we released a report entitled Shortchanging Ohio’s charter students: An analysis of charter funding in fiscal years 2015–17. This is an abridged version of the report’s introduction and conclusion.
All students deserve equal access to an excellent K–12 education. The quality of their educational opportunities shouldn’t hinge on zip codes, family backgrounds, or the type of school they attend.
Lower state report card grades open the door for more charters and vouchers
When I was in school, a B- grade was nothing to rest upon.
Each year, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) releases a “challenged district list.” The list, based on criteria outlined in state law, determines in which of the s
Here are two variations of how Lorain City Schools CEO’s first Town Hall meeting of 2019 went. They are somewhat different in tone and content.
In Ohio and across the nation, policymakers are contemplating sizeable increases to public outlays for early childhood programs, including ex
With Ohio’s safe harbor provisions now in the rearview mirror, formal consequences for poor school ratings have reemerged.
Ohio teacher shares her experience with online teaching
A belated happy new year to all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers! At last, we’re catching up to all of the exciting education news clips so far in 2019. As with our 2018 wrap up, these clips are mainly presented in chronological order rather than organized to tell a story.
In 2015, Ohio imported a successful program used to help community college students in the City University of New York (CUNY) system persist in school and complete a degree in three years or less.
Like the roller-coasters at Cedar Point, the past year had its highs and lows.
Some have said that we’ve reached the end of education policy, but that seems to be far from the case in Ohio.
We’re back with a wrap up of education stories from the end of 2018 (published between 12/22 and 12/31)! These are listed in chronological order (mainly) rather than arranged to tell a story as per usual. Apologies for my appalling lack of effort. New Year, New Resolve. I Promise.
Our own Chad Aldis is quoted in this piece expressing hope that a “long term
This is the final Ohio Charter News Weekly of 2018. We'll pick back up on January 5, 2019. Happy holidays!
One of Ohio’s oldest public charter schools, Toledo School for the Arts (TSA) was forged from concerns about the state of arts education, especially performing arts and dance.
We start today with an oldie-but-goodie:
We here at Fordham are obsessed with data, in case you didn’t know. Never more so than at the end of the year when we look to see which of our many blog posts were most successful at catching the attention of you, our readers. We have crunched the numbers and consulted the experts, and here are your top five most-read blogs of 2018:
One of the key tenets of the American Dream is the opportunity for children to grow up to earn more than their parents. Although millions of Americans aspire to get ahead, there are considerable challenges—such as poverty and racial barriers—that can get in the way.
