Solving the charter facilities conundrum
Aaron ChurchillCharter school students deserve every opportunity to learn in facilities built to meet their needs. Sadly, however, many of them attend schools lacking the amenities that parents normally expect—things like playgrounds, gymnasiums, science labs, and cafeterias.
Written testimony provided to the Ohio General Assembly’s Joint Education Oversight Committee – 4/25/19
Chad L. AldisThe General Assembly’s Joint Education Oversight Committee has begun a series of hearings looking at all of the various components of Ohio’s school report cards. One component will be examined per meeting. Today, JEOC members reviewed testimony on the achievement component.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.19.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderHow Governor DeWine’s budget supports charters
The promises and pitfalls of House Bill 154’s ADC revisions
Jessica PoinerThe past few weeks have seen a flurry of legislative activity related to Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs), Ohio’s mechanism for intervening in low-performing school districts.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.12.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderCharter advocates testify in support of House Bill 166
Ohio needs to reignite charter school growth
Aaron ChurchillWith less red tape to launching new schools, the charter model encourages bold, enterprising leaders to turn high-performing schools into successful networks.
Testimony given before the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on HB 127 – 4/9/19
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today the Ohio House of Representative’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 127, a measure which would put a moratorium on new Academic Distress Commissions being enacted for consistently low-performing
Testimony given before the Senate Education Committee on SB 110 – 4/9/19
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, a measure which would alter the state’s current academic distress framework for consistently low-performing school districts.
Senate Bill 110 is a step in the right direction toward mending ADCs
Jessica PoinerUnless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the increasingly loud kerfuffle surrounding academic distress commissions, or ADCs. Often referred to as “state takeovers” by the media, ADCs are a mechanism in law that calls for state intervention in low-performing school districts.
Three cheers for Governor DeWine’s support of quality charter schools
Aaron ChurchillSince Ohio’s first charters opened in 1998, students attending these independently operated public schools have found themselves at the short end of the funding stick.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.5.19
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderCharter schools and a new funding formula
Data Quality Campaign gives Ohio's school report cards high—but not perfect—marks
Jessica PoinerThe Data Quality Campaign, an organization dedicated to advocating for effective educational data policy and use, recently released its third comprehensive review of school report cards in all fifty stat
Don’t leave district turnarounds to chance
Aaron ChurchillAs winter turns to spring, the question roiling the General Assembly is what Ohio should do about chronically underperforming school districts.