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Aaron Churchill

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Ohio Research Director

Aaron Churchill is the Ohio research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he has worked since 2012. In this role, Aaron oversees research  and commentary aimed at strengthening education policy in Ohio. He writes regularly on Fordham’s blog, the Ohio Gadfly Daily on topics such as state assessment and school accountability, school funding, and educational choice including public charter schools, private school choice, interdistrict open enrollment, and homeschooling. His work has appeared in media outlets, such as the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Dayton Daily News, and Toledo Blade. He has also been a guest on NPR’s All Sides with Ann Fisher and The Sound of Ideas and participated in various panels discussing education issues in Ohio. Aaron earned degrees from the University of Maryland, Wheaton College (IL), and Carnegie Mellon University.

Authored Commentary & Research

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School Choice

Two steps forward, three steps back: Charter schools and the Senate education plan

Aaron Churchill 6.9.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

What the Ohio Senate got right (and wrong) in its school funding plan

Aaron Churchill 6.6.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio’s elementary teacher prep programs need a stronger focus on math

Aaron Churchill 6.2.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Debunking the false narrative that Ohio’s school choice programs only help the rich

Aaron Churchill 5.27.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio lawmakers: Don’t go soft on charter accountability

Aaron Churchill 5.19.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

School funding guarantees: What they are, and why they should go away

Aaron Churchill 5.12.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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