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Commentary
5.22.2026
Governance

Ohio’s superintendent standards and the “moral imperative”

Aaron Churchill

The Ohio state board of education recently released draft revisions of its professional standards for superintendents.

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Commentary
5.22.2026
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.22.26

Jeff Murray

Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. North star

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Commentary
5.22.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/22/26—“It’s on the schools”

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.20.2026
Governance

The case for (strategic) school district consolidation in Ohio

Aaron Churchill

School district consolidation has recently emerged as a hot topic, as discussions about local tax burdens and the cost of government continue to percolate throughout Ohio.

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Commentary
5.20.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/20/26—Graduation, with sprinkles on top

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.15.2026
Private School Choice

The laudable intentions of HB 715 are offset by two misguided provisions

Jessica Poiner

Earlier this year, state lawmakers introduced House Bill 715, legislation aimed at expanding available data on chartered nonpublic (private) schools that accept scholarships provided by Ohio’

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Commentary
5.15.2026
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.15.26

Jeff Murray

Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Ohio charter schools in the news

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Commentary
5.15.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/15/26—Exemption

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.13.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/13/26—Case for the defense

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Accountability & Testing

Proponent testimony on Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 272

Chad L. Aldis

NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on Substitute S

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Curriculum & Instruction

Interested Party testimony on Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 19

Chad L. Aldis

NOTE: Today, the Ohio House Education Committee heard testimony on Substitute Sena

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Charter Schools

Cleveland should consider a unified enrollment system

Jessica Poiner

Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s building closure and consolidation plan will help right the financial ship, but it also provides an opportunity to benefit students and families even more—if leaders will go the extra mile and make all public school options equally accessible.

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Career & Technical Education

How Ohio should value industry recognized credentials

Jay Plasman, Aaron Churchill

NOTE: This piece originally appeared at The 74, under a different title.

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Curriculum & Instruction

Looking for academic impacts of neighborhood revitalization efforts

Jeff Murray

Urban revitalization efforts touch many aspects of daily life for residents, with the ultimate goal of making the community a better place to live for all.

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Accountability & Testing

Proponent testimony on Senate Bill 127

Chad L. Aldis

NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill

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Commentary
5.12.2026
Charter Schools

Proponent testimony on Senate Bill 311

Chad L. Aldis

NOTE: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill

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Commentary
5.11.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/11/26—The high cost of desperation

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.8.2026
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.8.26

Jeff Murray

Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Glimpses of the future?

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Commentary
5.8.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/8/26—“Inside” the echo chamber, maybe

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.6.2026
Governance

A closer look at what Ohio’s attendance dashboard can do

Jessica Poiner

Ohio’s new student attendance dashboard offers plenty of opportunities for school leaders to make a positive impact on attendance rates. Here’s how they can take advantage of this useful data to better support their students.

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Commentary
5.6.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/6/26—Ya got trouble, folks…

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
5.1.2026
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.1.26

Jeff Murray

Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Changing the Plan?

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Commentary
5.1.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 5/1/26—How about providing some tough answers instead?

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
4.29.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 4/29/26—Let’s give ‘em nothing to talk about

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
4.28.2026
Governance

Ohio should make the 180-day school year the norm again

Aaron Churchill

For far too long, Ohio has been chipping away at instructional time in schools, with negative consequences for students. Here’s why the state must restore a baseline expectation that its schools are open for in-person instruction at least 180 days per year, 7 hours per day.

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Commentary
4.28.2026
Governance

Caught up in the machine: How employee hiring processes impact teacher and principal diversity

Jeff Murray

Efforts to broaden the demographics of the U.S.

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Commentary
4.27.2026
Governance

Ohio’s attendance dashboard is a step in the right direction

Jessica Poiner

In his state of the state address on March 10, Governor DeWine shined a spotlight on chronic absenteeism.

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Commentary
4.24.2026
Charter Schools

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.24.26

Jeff Murray

Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Arts weekend

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Commentary
4.24.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 4/24/26—Some celebrations are different than others

Jeff Murray

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Commentary
4.22.2026
Governance

Gadfly Bites 4/22/26—Consider all wagons circled

Jeff Murray

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