7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (773+ words) Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series written by Elainah Elkins and Jill Hoppe, born in 1999 and 2000, respectively. There is growing discourse surrounding Gen Z, but the voices of Gen Zers themselves are often missing from the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (294+ words) In 2012, we released a landmark study, How Strong Are U. S. Teacher Unions? A State-By-State Comparison, that was the first to measure teacher union strength comprehensively across multiple dimensions and all 50 states. Since then, numerous scholars have used our measure in their…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (209+ words) For nearly a year, Ohio lawmakers have been working on Senate Bill 19, legislation aimed at improving student achievement. Recently, the House Education Committee released an amended bill. There are considerable differences between the newest and initial versions. But there is…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (275+ words) So why does it matter that school board members understand the indicators of high-quality curriculum? For one, there is growing evidence that curriculum quality positively influences student outcomes. Several studies have found that the choice of math and science textbooks…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (127+ words) But there is one glaring change. As shown below, the proposed standards delete an expectation that superintendents "recognize the moral imperative to ensure the success of every child and recommend and enforce policies and governance practices accordingly." " Erasing this line…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (96+ words) News stories featured in Gadfly Bites may require a paid subscription to read in full. You have been warned. Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (287+ words) Add this to the overwhelming evidence that increased screen time is making it more difficult for students to sustain attention during academic tasks and that it is worsening mental health challenges, and you begin to understand why AI is being…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (171+ words) Even proponents of recess acknowledge how uneven it can be. As The Hechinger Report has noted, recess is, for some students, the hardest part of the day: What matters is not how many minutes are allocated to recess, but how…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (636+ words) It's commencement season, including for my firstborn son, who graduates high school in less than two weeks. So it's a good time to check in on the "portrait of a graduate" movement. If that term is unfamiliar to you, CASEL…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (129+ words) A new study by Nat Malkus and Sam Hollon examined the relationship between sports participation and student attendance to determine whether participation in high school varsity athletics is associated with improved student attendance. This study is timely, as its findings…...