Accelerating high flyers can yield long-term benefits
According to a recent Hechinger Report article, U.S.
According to a recent Hechinger Report article, U.S.
In response to technological innovations and a rapidly changing economy, schools across the nation have increasingly focused on offering curricula and programs centered around the principles of STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Lorain City Schools is no stranger to negative headlines.
Worker skills and employer needs are often misaligned. Young people, for instance, may leave high school or college with a sturdy grounding in math and English, but ill-equipped to manage a customer database, take a patient’s vital signs, or handle a piece of machinery.
Ohio has been locked in the jaws of a busy budget season for months. There’s been no shortage of debate on a variety of education policies, including graduation requirements, academic distress commissions, and school choice.
Last month, The Foundation for Excellence in Education and Burning Glass Technologies released
According to a recent What Works Clearinghouse review, the most effective dropout-prevention strategy is to directly connect schoolwork to students’ career aspirations.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
In downtown Columbus last week, over four hundred business and industry leaders, educators, state policymakers, and advocates conv
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
In late 2018, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published its annual data on national college completion rates.
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
Creating smart, coherent education policy is painstaking work; there are technical, budgetary, and political challenges at almost every turn. But it is some of the most important work that state leaders can undertake.
In the waning days of January, Chiefs for Change—a nonprofit, bipartisan network comprising state and district education chiefs, including Oh
In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, pundits and analysts were hyper-focused on rural communities.
As Ohio’s high school diplomas erode in value, there will be a growing need for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills through other means.
Last summer, President Trump signed into law the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
With popular, bipartisan support, career-and-technical education (CTE) is being embraced by policymakers across the
During his inauguration in early January, Governor Mike DeWine spoke of his desire to use education to improve Ohio. “Education is the key to equality and the key to opportunity,” he said.