Advocacy Update – 10.14.21 – HB368 Testimony, Report Cards, State Board Updates, NYC Gifted Program Elimination

HB368 – CCP Weighted Grades – The Ohio House Primary and Secondary Committee met this week to receive proponent testimony on HB368 which would allow districts to remove weighted grades…

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Advocacy Update – 9.29.21 – Equity Panel Recording, Funding Update, Vaccine Mandate Bill, CCP Bill, and State Board of Education Reorganization Bill

Fordham/OAGC Equity Panel Discussion – In case you missed it, the panel discussion on the new Fordham report, “Lost Einsteins,” was recorded, and is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzvhskXd_5E. The full…

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Advocacy Update 9.23.21 – Equity Panel Reminder, Funding Updates, CRT Debate, Masks and Vaccine Bills, Funding Updates, and Opportunity for Dyslexia Standards Input

Equity Panel Reminder – Please mark September 28th 9:00 AM on your calendar as the Fordham Foundation and the OAGC sponsor a panel discussion on equity for high achieving students.…

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Advocacy Update – 4.16.21 – House Budget Substitute Includes Cupp-Patterson School Funding Bill; Changes to Gifted Accountability

This week, the House Finance Committee accepted a substitute bill for HB110, the biennial budget. Along with an unexpected tax cut, the House included the Cupp-Patterson funding formula. The formula…

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