In this week's Ohio Education Gadfly there's a lot of insight and analysis on school spending. Check out:
-??A historical take on why school spending in Ohio has been on an upward spiral for several decades with only minor test gain scores to show for it
-??A comparison of reform dollars (e.g., Race to the Top, SIGs) compared to ?status quo? spending in Ohio
- Analysis of otherwise high-achieving schools that are missing the AYP benchmark, and what this means about rethinking accountability
- How foreign language instruction in Ohio stacks up to the rest of the country and world
-?Excellent reviews on the opinions of how districts can stay in the black, and a look at how fair states' school funding systems are
- Odds and ends on why Columbus City Schools should be ashamed, how to attract great principals and ideas on how to get more students excited about STEM education