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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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Failing schools analysis
Standards & Accountability

Ohio has a responsibility to raise red flags when schools are failing

Aaron Churchill 3.10.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

A case study in how not to make education policy

Aaron Churchill 3.4.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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EdChoice one size fits all
School Choice

EdChoice furthers state goal of tailoring education to individual students

Aaron Churchill 2.26.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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SEL in Jackson Miss SR
Standards & Accountability

Hard lessons about SEL implementation

Aaron Churchill 2.24.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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House EdChoice plan
School Choice

House plan imperils some EdChoice recipients

Aaron Churchill 2.12.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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EdChoice compromise
School Choice

On EdChoice, Ohio legislature looks for the lost art of compromise

Aaron Churchill 2.4.2020
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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