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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

Ohio needs to fix its method for counting and funding low-income students

Aaron Churchill 5.13.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Education priorities for Ohio’s next biennial budget, part 1: Sustained investment for literacy reform

Aaron Churchill 4.17.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Columbus City Schools should offer its underenrolled facilities to charter schools

Aaron Churchill 4.9.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

It’s time for Ohio to create a credit enhancement program for charter schools

Aaron Churchill 3.29.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Five takeaways from Ohio’s baseline survey of elementary reading curricula

Aaron Churchill 3.22.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Ohio’s national ranking for K–12 education is better than you might think

Aaron Churchill 2.28.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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