Patrick O'Donnell
Patrick O’Donnell is a correspondent at The 74, covering the impact of the pandemic on America’s education system. Prior to The 74, Patrick had a prolific, 27-year stint as a reporter at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, nine years of which were spent covering the Cleveland Municipal School District and an array of state education issues.
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Steve Dackin, 66, comes to the job with clear strengths, but also with controversy. -
Many Ohio students are beating pre-pandemic test scores while absenteeism seems to drive an increase in failing students. -
The state is the latest to tap Zearn Math as a teaching and tutoring tool to overcome double-digit math score drops. But how much teachers will use the tool is unclear. -
Ohio's teachers unions are pushing back against Gov. Mike DeWine's attempt to make phonics-based "Science of Reading" methods the only way to teach reading in Ohio's schools — but DeWine and state education officials are holding their ground. -
The governor's proposal would pay for training and new books while banning the whole language approach to teaching literacy. -
White, affluent and suburban students escaped serious learning damage from the pandemic, but low-income, Black, Hispanic and special education students fell even further behind, new Ohio test scores show. -
For two intense weeks each July, the camp through Case Western Reserve University immerses students aged 12 to 16 in the world of shipwrecks and how to explore them.
