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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

Student achievement in Ohio still lags pre-pandemic marks

Aaron Churchill 10.7.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Lawmakers gave Lorain City Schools a free pass. Here’s how it’s going two years later.

Aaron Churchill 10.2.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Ohio charters keep outperforming local districts, but can they reach higher?

Aaron Churchill 9.24.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Ohio should emulate Indiana on equitable charter school funding

Aaron Churchill 9.12.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Ohio schools should stop handing out bonuses for master’s degrees

Aaron Churchill 9.2.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio needs to wrest control of public schools from the teachers’ unions

Aaron Churchill 8.19.2025
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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