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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 Funding

Senate proposal makes a sensible modification to the “20 mill tax floor”

Aaron Churchill 3.26.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Ohio State House
High Expectations

The cost of “updating inputs,” plus other notes on the state budget

Aaron Churchill 3.13.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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High Expectations

Governor DeWine is right: Ohio must stop funding “empty desks”

Aaron Churchill 3.13.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Ohio Education By the Numbers—2025 Edition

Aaron Churchill 3.4.2025
OhioReport
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School Choice

Governor DeWine keeps the momentum going for Ohio charter schools

Aaron Churchill 3.3.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Bad old vo-tech ways return in Ohio’s urban districts

Aaron Churchill 2.13.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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