The wage difference between college and high school graduates, or the “college wage premium,” grew during the pandemic. On average, recent college graduates earn $52,000 per year compared to the $30,000 earned by those with only a high school diploma.
Governor DeWine was talking education policy on the TV news earlier this week.
Dayton City Schools says its busing situation is getting better, althou
Here is further coverage of Governor DeWine’s efforts to eliminate discredited reading curricula and to make sure that the science
In a series of articles, I’ve been looking at various issues
Let’s revisit a few previous stories to start the day.
NOTE: Today, the Ohio House's Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 33, legislation establishing the state’s budget for fis
As new kids on the school choice block, education savings accounts and pod schooling are grabbing the headlines these days. But an old stalwart—interdistrict open enrollment—is also worthy of attention.
In 2010, Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce published a report warning that a majority of the nation’s jobs would soon require at least some post-secondary education.
Last week it was Chad on the spot, but the torch is being passed, so i
In case you missed it, Charter News co-author Chad Aldis is leaving Ohio and returning to his native Iowa for a big important job. This is his last edition of the news, but our weekly roundups will continue with Jeff Murray as solo author.
In case you missed it, Fordham’s Vice President for Ohio Policy (a.k.a, my boss
Almost a decade ago, my former boss Terry Ryan wrote: “Education governance in Ohio is broken.... The governance structures for education in this state are multi-layered, fractured, and leaderless. No one is really in charge. The buck stops nowhere.”
Chad Aldis is among the analysts speaking on the topic of House Bill 11 in this piece
NOTE: Today, the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on HB 12 which would, among other things, make substantial changes to the state’s K-12
During his first term, Governor DeWine established a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at helping schools address the non-academic needs of students.
Only one clip today, but it’s another doozy.
A couple more items from around the Statehouse lead us off today.
We start our state government tour with the Controlling Board, the members of w
California is among a handful of states that require the least amount of high school math to earn a diploma—just two courses.
This national story is about how ability grouping in classrooms works, including findings from a number of studies into its effectiveness.
Governor DeWine’s budget recommendations are out, and they tackle a host of education issues.
Ohio has long underfunded charter schools. Back in 2004, we at Fordham published a Dayton-specific study finding that the city’s charters received just two-thirds of the revenue as the local district.
Nice coverage of Governor DeWine’s all-in push to make the science of reading the law of the land he
This being a budget year, state lawmakers will soon be delving into the minutia of school funding. To help inform these discussions, we’ve begun a series looking at Ohio’s funding system, including a deep-dive into the new formula that lawmakers enacted in 2021 and which Governor DeWine has proposed to maintain.
This feels like good news to me: It was announced last week that Ohio will join the group o
