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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 Education By the Numbers—2024 Edition

Aaron Churchill 2.27.2024
OhioReport
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School Choice

Ohio lawmakers should give charter schools easier access to unused district facilities

Aaron Churchill 2.20.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Ohio charters are speeding ahead in the post-pandemic enrollment competition

Aaron Churchill 2.13.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Local bureaucrats should stop standing in the way of charter schools seeking facilities

Aaron Churchill 2.2.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Cash incentives to curb chronic absenteeism are worth a try

Aaron Churchill 1.29.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Encouraging peer teacher collaboration can boost Ohio’s science of reading efforts

Aaron Churchill 1.10.2024
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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