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Commentary

9.17.2019

Accountability & Testing

Academic distress commissions just might be improving student achievement

Aaron Churchill

Gallons of ink, some on this blog, have been spilled about what Ohio should do about academically troubled school districts.

Sidestepping Accountability sequel image

Commentary

5.30.2019

Accountability & Testing

Sidestepping accountability, the sequel: The sad similarities between graduation requirements and academic distress commissions

Jessica Poiner

Ohio education policy has seen its fair share of controversy in recent years, but there are two policies in particular that have dominated news cycles: graduation requirements and academic distress commissions (ADCs).

Commentary

5.7.2019

School Finance

Reliably identifying low-income students should be a priority

Aaron Churchill

This spring’s school funding debates have revolved around the needs of poor students. Governor Mike DeWine has proposed a significant bump in state spending targeted at low-income students.

Commentary

1.11.2019

Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly - 1.11.19

Chad L. Aldis, Madison Yoder

Automatic charter closure questioned