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Leaving “No Child” Behind
At the beginning of the school year, I listed my top three Ohio stories for the coming year. The last of which was the question of whether or not Ohio was going apply for a waiver from No Child Left...
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Legal Relativism in the Classroom
At the risk of sounding pretentious about this blog in terms of both its longevity and its influence this is one of the most difficult pieces that I have attempted to write. It is not as though I...
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A Bridge Too Far
In September 1944 allied forces under British leadership embarked on Operation Market Garden. This campaign was an attempt to take advantage of the collapse of German resistance in northern France and...
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Aftershocks
Whether you agree with the ruling of the Supreme Court on Obamacare or not, we now know the fate of on this law rests squarely on the November general election. It’s simple for a change. If Barack...
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The Inside of Columbus City Schools’ Cup
I have been reading over the past few weeks about the developing story of Columbus City Schools’ attendance scandal. If you are reading this and not from central Ohio, here is short summary. It is...
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My Top 3 National Education Stories for 2012 -2013
Last year I did a top 3 education stories for both the nation and for my home state of Ohio. My predictions were a mixed bag, but it was fun to see how things would turn out. My school year starts in...
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It’s Frustrating but It’s Right
Logan Elm Local School District, where I teach is on the cusp of an unprecedented achievement. For the first in its history, the district met every single benchmark on its state report card, going 26...
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Redefining the Relationship
One of the most incredible aspects of the attendance scandal plaguing school systems in Columbus, Toledo, and suburban Cincinnati is the general theme of powerlessness that comes in describing the...
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A More Interesting Game
One podcast that I regularly listen to is The Education Gadfly Show from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. In the weeks leading up to the Presidential election, one of the themes that came to the...
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Nervous Teachers
These days in Ohio you only need four letters to get a public school teacher nervous: OTES. That stands for the new Ohio Teacher Evaluation System. I have to admit that after an initial reading of...
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