The Ohio connection to Carson v. Makin
The education world was abuzz last Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Carson v. Makin.
The education world was abuzz last Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Carson v. Makin.
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Successful school choice requires that parents have ample access to high-quality information.
In 2015, federal lawmakers passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, the main K–12 education law of the land. Under this statute, states must submit an “ESSA plan” that describes how they intend to implement the provisions. In 2018, the U.S.
NOTE: On May 24, 2022, the Ohio House of Representatives’ Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on a bill to eliminate a key aspect of state’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.
Last year, lawmakers caved to political pressure and created an easy off-ramp for the three districts currently under Academic Distress Commissi
April is drawing to a close, and that (thankfully) means the end of tax season.
Due to massive financial woes, Ohio suspended cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retired teachers in July 2017.
When the General Assembly adopted the Third Grade Reading Guarantee back in 2012, it was in response to research showing that reading proficiently by the end of third grade is a “make-
Earlier this year, the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding filed a lawsuit aimed at eliminating the state’s EdChoice Scholarship Program
Almost ten years have passed since Ohio lawmakers enacted early literacy reforms that aim to ensure all children read fluently.
Earlier this year, a coalition of traditional public school districts filed a lawsuit that they hope will spell the end of EdChoice,
Over the past two decades, student enrollment has gradually declined across Ohio, reflecting demographic changes and out-migration that have reduced the overall childhood population
It’s an all-voucher issue of the Bites today. And it’s gonna get crazy. First up, I don’t know what an “opinion reporter” is, but the independent news outlet run by students at the University of Cincinnati has one of those.
Last June, Governor DeWine and the General Assembly enacted important reforms to Ohio’s school report cards in House Bill 82 (HB 82).
After a two-year break—one when state assessments were cancelled entire
For decades, analysts have observed large achievement gaps between low-income children and their peers, disparities that have only widened due to Covid.
In the early days of January, a coalition of traditional public school districts filed a lawsuit aimed at striking down
If you’re at all involved in Ohio education policy, you’ve heard about the anti-voucher lawsuit that was recently filed by the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding.
Last week, five school districts filed a lawsuit in the Franklin County courts that attempts to strike down EdChoice, Ohio’s private scholarship program that serves roughly 50,000 school children, many of whom are among the need
Exporting opposition
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