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School Choice

Creating great school options for all Ohio students: Recommendations to strengthen educational choice in the Buckeye State

Aaron Churchill
8.16.2022
8.16.2022

Ohio has a long history of empowering parents with educational options for their children. Today, more than 250,000 of the state’s 1.6 million students attend public charter schools, enroll in private schools with the support of state-funded scholarships, or participate in interdistrict open enrollment. Yet much more remains to be done to ensure that all families have access to high-quality schools that fit their children’s needs.

In this new policy brief, we outline specific ways that Ohio lawmakers could continue the push for more and better educational options. Recommendations focus on improving funding for charter schools, expanding eligibility for private school scholarships, and making interdistrict open enrollment a reality throughout the state. If adopted, Ohio will make further progress toward a pluralistic, parent-centered K–12 education system that focuses on achievement, quality, and diversity.

This paper is the first of a series of policy briefs that Fordham will release this year as Ohio lawmakers begin to consider ways to improve K-12 education in the next budget cycle. To read the brief and the policy recommendations, click here.


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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…

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