Columbus City Schools should offer its underenrolled facilities to public charter schools. My piece in today's Fordham Institute OH fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Wonky topic, but check out my piece on why Ohio should create a credit enhancement program for charter schools. Cites great research by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) on millions saved in debt servicing for charters in states like AZ, CO, TX. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

.Aaron Churchill explains how funding changes threaten to curtail popular interdistrict open enrollment options This longstanding option must remain open and robust. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Stanford economist on dealing with California's budget woes. latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Gotta love it when a high-wealth district, which btw spent $17,677 per pupil in 2023, tries to strip choices from low and middle income families.

Public-school groups' latest strategy to prevent families from using vouchers: tying up private schools in red tape. Aaron Churchill explains how House Bill 407 is meant to inflict death by thousand regulatory cuts on their behalf. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Ohio is working to center early literacy instruction on the Science of Reading. Our latest report examines one of the key implementation steps in the effort: Creating a state-approved list of high-quality literacy curricula and instructional materials. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/…

New report! Check it out! fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/…

Today's hot-summer-day deep dive: A comprehensive look at the implementation of Ohio's Science of Reading reforms by Fordham's Aaron Churchill fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/… Chad Aldis Fordham Institute OH Jen Alexander

Exciting, powerful work happening in Northridge Local Schools (near Dayton) to implement the Science of Reading. @ohiogadfly fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/…

Great article! What’s next for private school choice in Ohio? (fordhaminstitute.org) Fordham Institute OH

What are school leaders and teachers at Margaretta Local Schools saying about the Science of Reading? Read more here: fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/research/…

Shame on Columbus City Schools for denying transportation to thousands of the city's charter and private school students (as required by law). fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

New study from Vladimir Kogan covers academic recovery in Ohio through 2023-24. Back to square one on ELA and still behind in math. glenn.osu.edu/research-and-i…

Ohio 2023-24 report cards are out. Chronic absenteeism still too high, but did ease slightly in past year.

Ohio's 3rd grade reading proficiency ticked up, and so did algebra I in 2023-24. Yet still slightly behind pre-pandemic levels in both subjects.

Vladimir Kogan (Vladimir Kogan), with OH Dept of Ed and Workforce, examines spring 2024 Ohio State Test scores to understand how student academic achievement has been recovering since the declines of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the report here: bit.ly/3Zp1uJy

New Ohio report cards remind of the urgent work needed to prepare more of Ohio’s urban students for success. But there are also promising signs of quality, particularly in the charter sector. Aaron Churchill takes a look. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

Ohio charter schools pull ahead on the 2023-24 report card. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…

.Vladimir Kogan explains how Ohio’s high-quality test score data allows policymakers to identify and respond to academic setbacks, especially in the wake of the pandemic. New data show tremendous progress, but also that the job is not yet complete. fordhaminstitute.org/ohio/commentar…