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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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Standards & Accountability

Senate bills push for stronger interventions for low-performing students and schools

Aaron Churchill 5.1.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Ohio’s EdChoice scholarship program improved college outcomes

Aaron Churchill 4.25.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Funding Career and Technical Education in Ohio: An overview and policy recommendations

Aaron Churchill 4.22.2025
OhioReport
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School Funding

The good, bad, and ugly in the Ohio House education plan

Aaron Churchill 4.15.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Ohio House puts the brakes on Cupp-Patterson

Aaron Churchill 4.8.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Nixing inflated fourth grade promotion rates will strengthen accountability for early literacy

Aaron Churchill 3.31.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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