Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.25.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMaking the case, part 1
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.18.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNews from the pre-pandemic era
Testimony given before the Ohio Senate Education Committee on SB 358—9/16/20
Chad L. AldisNote: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee continued hearing testimony on SB 358 which would, among other things, make critical changes to the state’s testing and accountability system in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Why state assessment (still) matters
Aaron ChurchillOhio legislators recently introduced Senate Bill 358, which proposes to cancel all state testing scheduled for spring 2021, suspend report cards for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 school years, and extend so-called “safe harbor” provisions that shield sch
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.11.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharters closing gaps for Black and low-income students
In national debates over charter schools, truth matters
Jessica PoinerIn late July, the Democratic Party released a policy platform that included stances on a variety of issues, including education.
Look it up: Building knowledge or just finding answers?
Jeff MurrayArnold Glass and Mengxue Kang, psychology researchers at Rutgers-New Brunswick’s School of Arts and Sciences, are conducting an ongoing study using technology to monitor college students’ academic performance and to assess the effects of new instructional technologies on that performance.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.21.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayAt sea, but not at sea
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.14.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayStarting the new school year early
Ohio partakes in the growth and diversification of charter school facilities funding
Jeff MurrayOne of the starkest differences between charter and traditional district schools is in the area of facilities funding.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.20
Jeff MurrayAssessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
Federal relief funding should be used to help schools reopen
Aaron ChurchillWith Covid-19 cases on the rise and state budgets in crisis, federal lawmakers seem poised to pass another round of stimulus.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.17.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayResearching recent history
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.10.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurraySchool reopening resources
Filtering out the noise to achieve a clearer picture of student engagement
Ben PachtEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Why Ohio must not weaken its early literacy interventions
Aaron ChurchillEnacted in 2012, Ohio’s (well-named) Third Grade Reading Guarantee aims to ensure that children can read proficiently by the end of third grad
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThomas Sowell—writer, economist, social theorist, and currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution—is having a moment at age 90. He has long been a champion of high-quality education as a source of power for Black youth.
Dayton Public Schools keeps missing the bus on student transportation
Jessica PoinerWhen districts announce school transportation changes during the early days of summer break, they usually don’t cause a lot of consternation. It’s understandable that administrators would use the lazy days of summer to make scheduling adjustments and such.
Course grades are no substitute for exam scores
Aaron ChurchillIn late March, state lawmakers gave local schools emergency authority to determine whether students in the class of 2020 satisfied graduation requirements.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.12.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayLooking back, remotely
How do you measure remote learning engagement?
John A. DuesEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up
Aaron Churchill , Chad L. AldisAfter a one-year pause in Ohio's school accountability system, the road back to normalcy is uncertain. Fordham's new policy brief titled Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up offers a clear and concise plan to restart state assessments and school report cards.