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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.13.22

Chad L. Aldis Jeff Murray
5.13.2022
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We’re back from vacation, covering pieces from 4/30 – 5/13.

Celebrating National Charter Schools Week in Ohio

First and foremost this issue: Happy National Charter Schools Week! Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted issued a joint proclamation recognizing the event across the Buckeye State.

More to celebrate

Kudos to Ohio’s Tonya Kelly, announced as a 2022 Changemakers honoree by NAPCS. Ms. Kelly is founder of the Empower Our Youth Foundation and a teacher at Horizon Science Academy’s elementary school in Columbus. Congratulations and thanks to her and all of the honorees working so hard for charter school students throughout the country.

Community development

Here’s a great look at a small Toledo nonprofit working to revitalize the Old South End, including assistance with building improvements at a charter school located in and serving families in the neighborhood.

Focus on Toledo School for the Arts

Speaking of charter schools in the Glass City, the Toledo Blade featured no fewer than three pieces about the school over the last week. First up: A celebratory groundbreaking for a huge expansion that will include student-focused and community-facing new spaces. Second: A laudatory editorial calling the school “a community gem”. Third: A note that the school’s leader will be moving on later this year, setting the stage for a new era for TSA.

Our new state superintendent

On Tuesday this week, the Ohio board of education voted to select Steve Dackin as the next state superintendent of public instruction. Fordham Institute vice president of Ohio policy Chad L. Aldis lauded Dackin as “a proven leader” who has “recognized the importance of empowering parents with high-quality education options.”

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Chad Aldis joined the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in 2013 and is the institute’s Vice President for Ohio Policy. In this role, Chad plans and leads Fordham’s Ohio policy, advocacy, and research agenda. He represents the Institute in its work with state and local policy makers, the media, other education reform groups, and the public.

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Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He has two degrees from the Ohio State University. He lives in the Clintonville neighborhood with his wife and twin daughters. He is proud every day to support the Fordham mission to help make excellent education options more numerous and more readily available for families and…

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