Ohio families investigating public school options have lots of readily-available data to compare. Parents interested in private schools have less information to examine, but there’s more than you might think. Here is a proposal to help make those data more user-friendly.
Johns Hopkins University researchers have already conducted important research that describes why families choose homeschooling, revealing the
Introductory economics teaches students to distinguish between complements and substitutes. Complements are interdependent goods: things like hot dogs and buns. Substitutes, on the other hand, are products that can replace each other, like coffee and tea.
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Note: Today, the Ohio House Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 455 which, among other things, aims to eliminate outdated and irrelevant sections of state education law.
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Recent nationwide poll results indicate that voters support maintaining and expanding career-connected learning opportunities like the ones Gov. DeWine has been prioritizing here in Ohio. Policymakers should keep this in mind going forward.
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Our latest report sheds light on the academic trajectory of high-achieving, low-income (HALO) students in Ohio. They have demonstrated their potential to reach college and use it as a springboard to the American dream. Yet due to the widespread neglect of their talents, our education system allows too many of them to fall through the cracks.
November’s mid-term elections were a timely reminder about the pitfalls of holding school board elections on off-cycle years. Time for that to change here in Ohio.
Nearly twenty years ago, state leaders established Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) as a way for the
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The mundane but critical task of transporting students to school has stirred controversy over the past few years. Districts have chafed at their longstanding responsibility under state law to transport resident students who attend public charter and private schools, even though the state subsidizes their transportation.
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If Ohio leaders want to bring teacher performance pay to the Buckeye State, they’ll have to address questions of fairness, effectiveness, and cost. And Texas’s established program can help provide the answers.
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Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. The data—and the details—on chronic absenteeism
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Our latest report examines Ohio’s current diploma requirements as well as recent trends in high school graduation and student achievement. It uncovers large discrepancies in graduation and proficiency rates, indicating that many students leave high school without a strong academic preparation.
