Public policy and nonpublic schools: How the budget bill impacts private schools
Vouchers, graduation requirements, and more
Vouchers, graduation requirements, and more
Bashing on California models, prospective charter school athletes, and more
Healthy districts, shrinking districts, shopping sprees, and more
As we told you already, the Ohio Department of Education’s charter school sponsor review process came under fire in the State Board of Education earlier this week. The piling on has begun, but obviously when State Auditor Dave Yost (I know!) weighs in, folks listen.
A thorough overview of Ohio's teacher evaluation framework
Analyzing first-year results of Ohio's teacher evaluation system
This is not your grandfather's vocational education
A rally was held yesterday in Youngstown by folks opposed to the so-called “Youngstown Plan”, which is really a sharpening of the Academic Distress Commission protocols in Ohio…although targeted fairly specifically at Youngstown.
PARCC, AIR, the Youngstown Plan, the "case for local control", and more
A new tool for school district reform
The Education Gadfly
The Education Gadfly
The perception of our education system is largely reflected through local reporting
Chad is quoted in a story on the stall in charter law reform in Ohio. The bill that was oh-so-close to passage earlier this week now appears to be delayed until at least September. (Columbus Dispatch, 7/1/15)
Ohio-centric look at this year's annual graduation report
New moves in an old dance
Editorializing on the so-called “Youngstown Plan” – that is, a proposal to strengthen Ohio’s Academic Distress Commission protocols that is likely to be signed into law by the governor – began in earnest this weekend. You can find quick-hit blog posts both in Ohio and nationally.
Is CTE a new pathway to the middle class?
Most media discussion of legislative activity in Ohio is currently about the state budget, which faces a looming deadline by which it must be finished. But last night, House Bill 2 passed the Ohio Senate by a vote of 30-0.
A proposed new tool to address persistent underperformance
Legislative drama over PARCC, school funding, and academic distress
In Fordham’s second annual Wonkathon, fourteen wonks opined on education savings accounts: