Assessing the academic wreckage of the pandemic in Ohio
Aaron ChurchillThe past two school years have been anything but normal due to pandemic disruptions, with student achievement showing the strain.
Post-pandemic patterns indicate too little access to grade-level work
Jeff MurrayHelping students catch up from more than two years of school-closure-related learning loss will be an impossible task if they do not have regular access to grade-level work in their classrooms.
Checking in on Ohio’s curriculum reform efforts
Jessica PoinerUnless there’s a political or ideological controversy, curricular decisions in schools and districts rarely make headlines. That’s too bad because these choices are immensely important.
Annual Ohio exams paint mixed picture of post-pandemic academic recovery
Vladimir KoganEditor’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.
Fordham Institute media statement on Ohio report card release
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the Ohio Department of Education released its annual report cards for the 2021-22 school year. For two decades, report cards have shined a light on pupil achievement and provided parents and communities with an important check on student progress.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.9.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayBusing woes large, growing
ODE’s budget proposal wisely boosts Ohio’s early literacy efforts
Aaron ChurchillIn late August, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) unveiled its FYs 2024–25 budget priorities to a state board of education committee.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.2.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray20 years of serving Dayton students