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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

Build Back Better’s early childhood proposals will strain state budgets

Aaron Churchill 12.6.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Reform-minded school board members should push for choice, science of reading

Aaron Churchill 11.23.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio’s third grade retention policy is backed by good research

Aaron Churchill 11.15.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Six takeaways from Ohio’s latest school report cards

Aaron Churchill 10.28.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Moving school board elections on-cycle, and other policy musings

Aaron Churchill 10.18.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Backpack funding bill would put parents in control

Aaron Churchill 10.14.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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