It would be very easy to characterize this item, an opinion piece attempting to villainize Ohio’s voucher program disguised as “news”, as nonsense.
I’m not sure what about it resonates so well at the national level, but Fordham’s 2017 interdistrict open enrollment report was cited once again, in an opinion piece on district
Kudos to the Springfield News-Sun for checking up on the report cards received by the two charter schools in Clar
When Governor DeWine signed the state budget into law in mid-July, it marked the end of ye
Our own Aaron Churchill gives a nice analysis of where Ohio’s recent report card results fit into a national context.
Gallons of ink, some on this blog, have been spilled about what Ohio should do about academically troubled school districts.
The hottest topic of conversation in education circles these days is what the legislature plans to do with academic distress commissions (ADCs), the state’s method for intervening in persistently low-performing school district
Some surprisingly nuanced discussion of the online charter school environment in Ohio 18 months or so after the demise of ECOT
Before we get to the big news of the week, let’s take a brief moment to talk about awesome young people.
Today, the Ohio Department of Education released annual report cards for Ohio’s 610 school districts and roughly 3,500 public schools. Based on data from the 2018-19 school year, report cards include a user-friendly, overall rating along with component ratings that provide additional context.
As promised, the Senate Education Committee yesterday took a look at a bill promising some big changes to the state’s academic distress paradigm.
NOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on a substitute version of House Bill 154, addressing
When President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law back in December 2015, it marke
Fordham’s new report on postsecondary readiness for Ohio high school grads got a little more coverage over the weekend, of just the sort I think we were looking for. To wit: the county rankings.
In case you missed it, Fordham-Ohio’s latest report was released yesterday.
Across the nation, headlines have trumpeted soaring high-school graduation rates. Ohio is no exception. Lofty rates leave the impression that the vast majority of students are ready to take their next steps in life. But the truth is that too many students exit high school not fully prepared for college and career.
Our own Chad Aldis is quoted in this primer on the new graduation requirements in place for this year’s high school freshmen.
Since 2005, Ohio has intervened in persistently-low performing school districts by establishing new leadership via an
