Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.21.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayAt sea, but not at sea
In the midst of coronavirus, the I Promise School delivers some good news
Jessica Poiner2020 has brought no shortage of headlines—and many of them aren’t exactly heartwarming. Education is no exception.
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.
School in the time of a pandemic: How two districts wrestled with reopening schools
Jessica PoinerIt’s important to give Ohio school districts’ reopening plans a close look, even if they’re now void in the many locales around the state that will start the fall fully online. Eventually—hopefully sooner rather than later—this pandemic will fade, and schools will be right back in the positions they were in earlier this summer, needing to create reopening plans again.
As schools stay shut, what will be done to support special-needs students?
Aaron ChurchillWith Covid-19 cases rising in Ohio and other parts of the nation, a depressing reality is starting to set in: A whole lot of schools aren’t going to open for in-person learning this fall.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.20
Jeff MurrayAssessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
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.
Ohio parents are right to want children back in school this fall
Chad L. AldisTo go back or not to go back? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as we inch closer to August and the beginning of a new school year.
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.
E-school policy can help shape accountability for remote learning
Aaron ChurchillGovernor DeWine recently signed House Bill 164, legislation that addresses several education policies that have been affected by the pandemic.
To combat coronavirus learning loss, Ohio should beef up tutoring
Jessica PoinerSchool’s out for the summer, but thanks to coronavirus, the season seems far less carefree than usual. There are dozens of pandemic-related issues schools must contend with before they can reopen in the fall.
Closing the digital divide for charters
Jessica PoinerApproximately nine million students across the nation lack access to the internet or to internet-connected devices. Lawmakers and educators have known for years that this disparity, often referred to as the “digital divide,” can contribute to achievement and attainment gaps based on race and income.
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.
Escaping from education’s prison of time
Chad L. AldisAs the economy slowly reopens and Ohio returns to something resembling normalcy, it’s a nice opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned during the pandemic. For me, time itself became very different, both in practice and in concept. The plague rid our daily lives of conventional time constraints—and freed us to use our days differently.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.5.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayInaugural graduating class
High school diplomas aren’t enough
Aaron ChurchillA couple years ago, a district superintendent gave an astonishing quote to his local newspaper stating his belief that the only relevant measure for school quality and the evaluation of school districts is the high school grad