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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

Are Ohio’s student achievement goals ambitious enough?

Aaron Churchill 11.15.2022
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio’s dismal NAEP results demand an assertive policy response

Aaron Churchill 10.25.2022
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Will Ohio’s suburban schools slip into academic mediocrity?

Aaron Churchill 10.13.2022
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

“Social promotion” returns without a state reading requirement

Aaron Churchill 10.11.2022
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Preparing all children to become strong readers: Ten ways to strengthen Ohio’s grades K–3 early literacy initiatives

Aaron Churchill 10.11.2022
OhioReport
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Standards & Accountability

Assessing the academic wreckage of the pandemic in Ohio

Aaron Churchill 9.29.2022
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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