Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Lorain schools don’t deserve special treatment in the budget bill
It’s been a very busy budget season in Ohio.
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Don’t weaken accountability for Ohio’s charter sponsors and online schools
As 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.
Commentary
Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools, Governance
CREDO got it wrong: Ohio’s charter sector is strong and getting better
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.
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
It’s time for Ohio to adopt the science of reading
NOTE: This piece was originally published by RealClear Education.
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
More evidence—this time from Ohio—that third grade retention works
Following Florida’s lead, about twenty states, including Ohio, have enacted laws that require schools to retain third gra
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute media statement on new study demonstrating academic benefits of third grade retention
Today, 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.
