Add electronic assignment grading to the list of problematic educational technology. New research shows that even the English alphabet can be weaponized when plugged into a computer program.

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We examine the best way to support Ohio’s low-income students, gather lessons from one district’s literacy roadblocks, dig into sequential bias in electronic grading, and more in the latest edition of Ohio Gadfly.

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'Even more worrisome, districts’ refusal to participate in open enrollment can perpetuate patterns of segregation. It’s educational redlining.'

Good piece in Fordham Institute OH on why public education advocates should support robust Open Enrollment policies: hubs.la/Q01YcTxd0

New research clearly shows how parental school preferences are influenced by information received, and how important it is that they be provided thorough, clear, and digestible information directly to aid in those choices. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

What’s good? 🟢

What’s not so good? 🔴🔵

What’s Eek? 😬

Ohio illustrates most of the big curriculum issues. Karen Vaites builds on Aaron Churchill Fordham Institute OH’s analysis:

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To ensure that Ohio has the teacher workforce it needs—now more than ever—some policy changes are required. Here are three of the most important we have identified in order to help strengthen the teacher pipeline. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Survey data from Austria point to a number of positives that can accrue to students and teachers from implementing a standardized exam and teaching to it.

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Nearly ten years after requiring districts to adopt a career advising policy, too many Ohio students experience box-checking exercises with limited value. They deserve quality information, in-depth exploration, and consistent support. Here’s how. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Evidence from the state’s largest school district indicates that there are some potential pitfalls facing Ohio on its road toward improved reading achievement that policymakers should keep an eye on. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Fordham's Chad Aldis was invited to provide testimony as part of the House Higher Education Committee's exploratory hearings on science of reading implementation in Ohio. Check out his written remarks here. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Evidence from the state’s largest school district indicates that there are some potential pitfalls facing Ohio on its road toward improved reading achievement that policymakers should keep an eye on. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

To ensure that Ohio has the teacher workforce it needs—now more than ever—some policy changes are required. Here are three of the most important we have identified in order to help strengthen the teacher pipeline. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

#PIEday means celebrating advocacy leaders & Top Level Nerds who make this Network strong. Members steer the Network at every level, including on the Board. Thank you Chad Aldis of Fordham Institute OH for your continued leadership as a Board Member.

Always amazing to convene the whole Fordham family! Great discussions, and even better ping pong games and crammed photo booth shoots. Fordham Institute Michael Petrilli Chad Aldis Fordham Institute OH

It's also time to dump Literacy Lessons. They're swapping students with IEPs as human research subjects for tuition and materials. It happened in our district. MSV. Leveled Books. Running Records. RR repackaged for vulnerable learners. Fordham Institute OH

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Congratulations to 2023 Winner for Best Collaboration, American Federation for Children, ExcelinEd, Ohio Excels, and Fordham Institute OH “Investments in Charter Schools, Early Literacy, Vouchers & CTE”! #PIESummit23

What do we know about the continued use of #TCRWP and Fountas & Pinnell?

Not a lot, but here are some assorted data points:

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To ensure that Ohio has the teacher workforce it needs—now more than ever—some policy changes are required. Here are three of the most important we have identified in order to help strengthen the teacher pipeline. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…