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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’s budget bill makes major changes to K–12 education policy

Aaron Churchill 7.6.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

A new day for Ohio’s school report cards

Aaron Churchill 7.1.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

A primer on the Ohio Senate’s school funding plan

Aaron Churchill 6.16.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

The Ohio Senate puts educational choice front and center

Aaron Churchill 6.9.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Yes, the House’s proposed school rating labels are “actively misleading”

Aaron Churchill 6.3.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

What’s next for College Credit Plus?

Aaron Churchill 6.1.2021
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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