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Districts reopening Dayton and Columbus blog image
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7.31.2020
Personalized Learning

School in the time of a pandemic: How two districts wrestled with reopening schools

Jessica Poiner

It’s important to give Ohio school districts’ reopening plans a close look, even if they’re now void in the many locales around the state that will start the fall fully online. Eventually—hopefully sooner rather than later—this pandemic will fade, and schools will be right back in the positions they were in earlier this summer, needing to create reopening plans again.

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6.29.2020
Personalized Learning

To combat coronavirus learning loss, Ohio should beef up tutoring

Jessica Poiner

School’s out for the summer, but thanks to coronavirus, the season seems far less carefree than usual. There are dozens of pandemic-related issues schools must contend with before they can reopen in the fall.

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6.22.2020
Personalized Learning

Closing the digital divide for charters

Jessica Poiner

Approximately nine million students across the nation lack access to the internet or to internet-connected devices. Lawmakers and educators have known for years that this disparity, often referred to as the “digital divide,” can contribute to achievement and attainment gaps based on race and income.

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6.18.2020
Private School Choice

Why the opponents of vouchers are wrong

Chad L. Aldis

The growth of private school choice programs in Ohio has clearly struck a nerve with the education bureaucracy. After rapid expansion in the number of schools slated to be deemed “low-performing” in 2020–21, which ballooned the number of students eligible for vouchers, choice opponents pushed for massive changes in Ohio’s EdChoice program.

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6.8.2020
Personalized Learning

Escaping from education’s prison of time

Chad L. Aldis

As the economy slowly reopens and Ohio returns to something resembling normalcy, it’s a nice opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned during the pandemic. For me, time itself became very different, both in practice and in concept. The plague rid our daily lives of conventional time constraints—and freed us to use our days differently.

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6.4.2020
Private School Choice

The impact of coronavirus on Ohio’s private schools

Jessica Poiner

As schools across Ohio stagger toward the finish line of a bizarre and difficult school year, educators, parents, and state and local leaders are beginning to turn their attention toward the uncertainties of the future.

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EdChoice one size fits all
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2.26.2020
Private School Choice

EdChoice furthers state goal of tailoring education to individual students

Aaron Churchill

“Education is not one-size-fits-all” is a common phrase heard in today’s education debates. There’s a good bit of truth to the mantra. Every child is unique in his or her own way, and policies and practices should reflect those differences. To its credit, Ohio acknowledges the importance of tailoring education to the needs of individual students.

EdChoice one size fits all
House EdChoice plan
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2.12.2020
Private School Choice

House plan imperils some EdChoice recipients

Aaron Churchill

The raucous debate over school choice took yet another turn last week as the Ohio House approved an amendment that would overhaul the EdChoice program.

House EdChoice plan
EdChoice compromise
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2.4.2020
Private School Choice

On EdChoice, Ohio legislature looks for the lost art of compromise

Aaron Churchill

Politics is sometimes called the “art of compromise.” Under tremendous pressure from school systems, Ohio legislators for the last few weeks have sought to find a compromise on EdChoice—Ohio’s largest voucher program—that addresses district concerns ab

EdChoice compromise
End of the school choice journey
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1.31.2020
Private School Choice

The end of one parent’s school choice journey

Jeff Murray

High-quality academic offerings. Distance from home. Campus culture. Student safety and supports. Access to the arts, sports, and cultural opportunities. Price tag.

End of the school choice journey
On EdChoice
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12.16.2019
Private School Choice

Goliath sneers: On the EdChoice kerfuffle

Aaron Churchill

School districts, let’s face it, are the giants in K–12 education. Because states traditionally awarded districts “territorial exclusive franchises”—a gentle way of saying monopolies—they enroll the vast majority of Ohio students.

On EdChoice
Mike McShane guest blog
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12.16.2019
Private School Choice

No, school choice is not gutting Ohio’s public schools

Mike McShane

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.

Mike McShane guest blog
Private school advantage
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11.18.2019
Private School Choice

Quantifying the private school advantage

Jeff Murray

In the United States, there are more than 34,500 private schools. Tuition-charging high schools run the gamut from small religious institutions that serve dual academic and social purposes, to larger schools centered around a certain pedagogy, to elite academies that draw highly-motivated students from far and wide.

Private school advantage
Ohio EdChoice list
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11.15.2019
Private School Choice

Three things to know about Ohio’s new EdChoice school list

Jessica Poiner

Since 2005, Ohio’s Educational Choice Scholarship Program, or EdChoice, has allowed tens of thousands of students to attend private schools via a state-funded scholarship in the form of a voucher.

Ohio EdChoice list
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8.5.2019
Private School Choice

The long-term effects of private school choice on college enrollment and graduation

Jessica Poiner

As with most education issues, the research on private school choice is a mixed bag. Some studies indicate positive effects, while others suggest neutral or negative effects. What the vast majority of studies have in common is a focus on short-term outcomes—mostly student test scores.

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EdChoice expansion media statement
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6.14.2019
Private School Choice

Media statement on Senate budget changes to EdChoice Scholarship program

Ohio Education Gadfly

This week, the Ohio Senate introduced its proposals for the biennial state budget, House Bill 166. The Senate retained important features of the executive and House versions of the budget, including substantial school funding increases to enhance student wellness.

EdChoice expansion media statement
EdChoice cap
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5.22.2019
Private School Choice

Ohio should eliminate its waiting lists for private school choice

Aaron Churchill

All families deserve the opportunity to choose schools, whether public or private, that meet their needs and wants. To its credit, Ohio has been a trailblazing state when it comes to supporting private-school choice via state-funded scholarships, a.k.a.

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