Lorain schools don’t deserve special treatment in the budget bill
Jessica PoinerIt’s been a very busy budget season in Ohio.
One size does not fit all: Alternative education campuses in the charter sector
Jeff MurrayOne purpose of charter schools is to serve as laboratories of innovation for public education—a deliberate effort to do things differently than the long-entrenched traditional district model.
Don’t weaken accountability for Ohio’s charter sponsors and online schools
Aaron ChurchillAs this year’s budget process races to the finish line, state lawmakers are the midst of making decisions about what stays and what goes. The current, Senate-passed version of the budget bill has dozens of provisions that would move K–12 education in the right direction.
Lawmakers can still go further in Ohio’s historic effort to narrow charter funding gaps
Aaron ChurchillDespite serving tens of thousands of students each year—most of whom are low-income—Ohio has a regrettable track record of underfunding its public charter schools.
Lots of new schools. How much innovation?
Jeff MurraySince the 1980s, education reform efforts have sought to shake up the stodgy, traditional landscape of public schooling in the United States. One way to do that is to start schools from scratch that can introduce innovative new education models and push traditional systems to improve.
CREDO got it wrong: Ohio’s charter sector is strong and getting better
Stéphane LavertuNOTE: 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.
Impacts of charter authorizer and operator type on student achievement
Jeff MurrayOne of the more variable aspects of charter school operation around the country is the system by which schools are authorized and managed.
It’s time for Ohio to adopt the science of reading
Thomas J. Lasley, Jennifer BlatzNOTE: This piece was originally published by RealClear Education.
More evidence—this time from Ohio—that third grade retention works
Aaron ChurchillFollowing Florida’s lead, about twenty states, including Ohio, have enacted laws that require schools to retain third gra
Fordham Institute media statement on new study demonstrating academic benefits of third grade retention
Ohio Education GadflyToday, Ohio Excels and the Ohio Education Research Center (OERC) released a study on the academic impact of retaining students under Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee and providing them with extra support.