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Ohio Charter Schools' Turnaround, 2007-2025 Report_WEB OCT FINAL cover
10.13.2026

Ohio Charter Schools’ Turnaround, 2007–2025: The Role of Funding and Accountability in their Performance Trajectory

Stéphane Lavertu

Our latest report shows that Ohio charter schools are delivering a quality education for their students. Analysis indicates that the average student attending a brick-and-mortar charter school outperforms her district peer on state math and reading exams.

Ohio Charter Schools' Turnaround, 2007-2025 Report_WEB OCT FINAL cover
10.13.2026

NCTQ lays bare Ohio’s backward approach to paying teachers

Aaron Churchill
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10.12.2026

Three ways Ohio can tackle its persistent chronic absenteeism problem

Jessica Poiner
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10.9.2026

Industry credentials committee undermines the state’s new and improved framework

Aaron Churchill
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10.6.2026

State report cards set the baseline for math improvement in Ohio

Jessica Poiner
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10.2.2026

Ohio charter schools’ performance in 2025–26

Aaron Churchill
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9.29.2026

How Ohio’s brand-new advanced math policy will work

Aaron Churchill
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9.25.2026

A closer look at reading results in Ohio’s urban districts

Jessica Poiner
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9.23.2026

Ohio’s feel-good school report card masks poor student outcomes

Aaron Churchill
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9.22.2026

Will Ohio ever make a full academic recovery?

Aaron Churchill
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9.21.2026

State report cards offer good news and bad news in reading

Jessica Poiner
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9.16.2026

Ohio takes a big step forward in tracking students’ workforce outcomes

Jessica Poiner
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9.8.2026

Ohio should tidy its high-priority IWIP industry credentials list, too

Aaron Churchill
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9.8.2026

Three lessons Ohio could learn on career advising from Texas

Jessica Poiner
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8.18.2026

The Next Chapter: Ohio’s implementation of the science of reading—and where to next

Aaron Churchill
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10.16.2026

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.16.26

Jeff Murray
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10.16.2026

Gadfly Bites 10/16/26—Status quo vs. bragging rights

Jeff Murray
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10.15.2026

AI, messy jobs, and the future of schooling

Michael J. Petrilli
10.15.2026

Nikole Hannah-Jones and what schools can fix

Dale Chu
10.15.2026

How funding and accountability reforms helped fix charter schools in Ohio

Aaron Churchill , Chad L. Aldis
10.8.2026

A new documentary film chronicling the life and legacy of Rod Paige

Chester E. Finn, Jr.
10.8.2026

Does education reform have regrets?

Andy Smarick
10.8.2026

School districts shouldn’t wait for the state to intervene

Miguel Solis
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