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Gadfly Bites 11/12/18 – “The advantage of being in our neighborhood is tremendous”

We have discussed the Move to PROSPER initiative here before.

Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Remove geographic restrictions on brick-and-mortar charter schools

Editor’s Note: As Ohioans await the start of the new governor’s term in January, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead t

Ohio Charter News Weekly - 11.9.18

Extending the New Markets Tax Credit

Gadfly Bites 11/9/18 – No camping gear required!

Saying that right sizing schools and saving money is a “distraction” from trying to stave off a “state takeover”,

Here’s what Governor-Elect DeWine means for Ohio education

Earlier this week, Republican candidate and current Attorney General Mike DeWine won the Ohio gubernatorial election by 4.2 percentage points over Democratic challenger Richard Cordray.

Gadfly Bites 11/7/18 – What’s a humble clips compiler to do?

As all my loyal Gadfly Bites subscribers know (love to all six of you!), your humble clips compiler loathes politics.

Can charter-lite schools produce charter-like performance?

Across the nation, urban public charter schools are posting impressive student achievement gains.

Gadfly Bites 8/29/18 – “If you can get the social stuff, the academics will come.”

In case you didn’t know it, the brilliance of Fordham’s Chad Aldis knows no bounds. Earlier this week, he was in Indianapolis to give expert testimony regarding online schools to the Indiana Board of Education. Aldis unleashed!

Ohio’s average ACT score dropped, but that’s not a bad thing

A few weeks ago, officials at ACT released a report that breaks down the ACT test results of the 2018 graduating class.

Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Create an incentive program to attract and develop high-performing teachers

Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increa

Gadfly Bites 11/5/18 – Be true to your e-school

Not much in the way of education news in recent days. Wonder what else reporters are talking about?

“Fixing” Ohio’s graduation rate should be the least of our concerns

Ohio’s news outlets have covered the debate over graduation requirements as if it were a burning problem that policymakers need to urgently “fix.” For instance, the local NPR affiliate headlined an article, “Ohio education panel still crafting long-term fix on graduation stan

You're invited - Ohio in a Post-Janus World

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to prohibit public-employee labor unions from collecting “agency” or “fair share” fees, overturning a 41-year-old precedent. At the time, the ruling in the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31, was thought to have broad implications for education.

Gadfly Bites 11/2/18 – The first of many, I hope

Not much to report today in proper education news, but most of what we have is decently good news. So there’s that.

Ohio Charter News Weekly - 11.2.18

KIPP Columbus hosts naturalization ceremony

Checking up on chronic absenteeism in the Buckeye State

It’s no secret that school attendance is a significant factor in student achievement. In elementary school, truancy can contribute to weaker math and reading skills that persist into later grades.

Gadfly Bites 10/31/18 – Subtext

Grade inflation will catch up with Ohio students

Although 90 percent of American parents believe their children are performing at or above grade level; in reality two-thirds of U.S. teenagers are ill-prepared for college when they leave high school. A major reason for this enormous disconnect is grade inflation.

Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Provide tax benefits to employers that train apprentices

Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increa

Gadfly Bites 10/29/18 – Baby steps

Ohio Charter News Weekly - 10.26.18

Martin Luther King III visits KIPP Columbus

Gadfly Bites 10/26/18 – Hopefully it’s not just 278 copies of the same book

Gadfly Bites 10/24/18 – Down the garden path(way)

From Straight A’s to STEMs: Four great things happening in Ohio education

In our recent writings at the Ohio Gadfly, we’ve expressed dismay—sometimes outrage—at the education goings-on in the Buckeye State.

Families are willing to go the extra mile for a great school

Although ardent school choice supporters often argue that having options is an end in itself, the more pragmatic among us recognize that important real-life factors must be considered when describing the health of an area’s school choice landscape.

Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Develop a statewide course-access program

Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute

Gadfly Bites 10/22/18 – The nexus

Dayton Daily News’ Jeremy Kelley is still interested in Ohio students’ showing on the ACT last year, as first reported last week.

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10/19/18

Are schools asking teachers to be superheros?

Ohio Charter News Weekly

Ohio’s charter school funding gap

Gadfly Bites 10/17/18 – A depressing roster of stories

COMPILER'S NOTE: Bites will be on vacation for a few days.