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Jessica Poiner

Jessica Poiner - Fordham
Ohio
Senior Education Policy Analyst

Jessica Poiner joined the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in 2014 as an education policy analyst. Prior to joining the Fordham team, she was a Teach For America corps member who worked as a high school English teacher in Memphis, Tennessee. She writes regularly for Fordham’s blog, the Ohio Gadfly Daily, on topics like teacher policy, educational innovation, school accountability, education-to-workforce pathways, and school choice, including public charter schools and private school choice. A native of Ohio, Jessica holds a bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace University. 

Authored Commentary & Research

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High Expectations

Cleveland is a national model for closing underenrolled schools

Jessica Poiner 7.17.2026
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School Funding

Ohio lawmakers aim to bring evidence-based innovation to higher education

Jessica Poiner 7.13.2026
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Funding

Cautious optimism for Ohio’s Statewide Innovative Waiver Pathway

Jessica Poiner 6.23.2026
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Ohio lawmakers just passed a sweeping math reform bill. Here’s what’s in it.

Jessica Poiner 6.22.2026
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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School Choice

Fact check: Traditional public schools aren’t open to everyone

Jessica Poiner 6.11.2026
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Standards & Accountability

Lawmakers should narrow Ohio’s teacher licensure grade bands

Jessica Poiner 6.8.2026
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily

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