How to point Ohio teachers toward a brighter retirement
The fiscal woes of state pension systems are regularly in the news.
The fiscal woes of state pension systems are regularly in the news.
This week, Fordham released its latest report, an analysis of the three retirement options available for Ohio teachers.
Though not widely known, Ohio teachers have three retirement options: a traditional pension plan, a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan, and a hybrid plan that combines features of both. A large majority of teachers are in the pension plan—the result of either an affirmative choice or by default, not having selected a specific plan at the beginning of their careers.
It’s been over two years since the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act was signed into federal law with overwhelming bipartisan support. The law is a reauthorization of the Carl D.
Stephen Dyer, longtime critic of public charter schools, now employed by the anti-charter-schools teachers union, recently wrote a lengthy response—a so-called “evaluati
Last year, hundreds of business and industry leaders, educators, state policymakers, and advocates gathered in downtown Columbus for Aim Hire, a day-long conference focused on workforce development hosted
“Cleveland charters shine”
In the last decade, Ohio leaders have advocated for an increased focus on career and technical education.
Research has shown that the human visual system is generally better at processing information that’s oriented in the horizontal and vertical planes—that i
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly is back from vacation and presenting this, our latest regular Friday edition. If you missed our special catch-up edition, published yesterday, you can find it here.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly is back from vacation and presenting this special catch-up edition. Another edition will be published tomorrow with up-to-the-minute news you can use.
Over the last few years, states have attempted to offer a clearer picture of how well high schools prepare students for the future by measuring college and career readiness (CCR), instead of just student achievement and graduation rates.
Last week, we at Fordham released our latest report on charter schools in Ohio. The research, conducted by Dr.
COMPILER’S NOTE: Hah! I’m back from vacation, you gluttons for punishment. We’ll start today with a catch-up of all that we missed while I was holed up in my basement relaxing afield. Normal thrice-weekly service will resume on Wednesday, heaven help you all.
When coronavirus turned everything upside down this spring, there were predictions that educators would retire in droves rather than risk teaching during a pandemic.
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly will be on vacation next week and will return on October 23, 2020.
Since the first Ohio charter schools opened in 1998, they’ve regularly been subject to intense scrutiny
In the least-anticipated release on record, Ohio published its annual school report cards in mid-September. Due to the cancellation of last spring’s state tests, there’s not much there, though the state did release graduation rates and data about students’ readiness for college and career.
Over the last several weeks, Ohio lawmakers have been debating Senate Bill 358.
You’re invited: A not-to-be-missed virtual event
There are no silver bullets when it comes to closing achievement gaps. But there are inputs and interventions with solid evidence bases, and the impact of a good teacher is one of them.
Making the case, part 1
Research has established—and common sense reinforces—that postsecondary
News from the pre-pandemic era
In the last six months, as the nation has struggled in the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of controversy and disagreement over what schools need
Note: Today, the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee continued hearing testimony on SB 358 which would, among other things, make critical changes to the state’s testing and accountability system in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ohio legislators recently introduced Senate Bill 358, which proposes to cancel all state testing scheduled for spring 2021, suspend report cards for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 school years, and extend so-called “safe harbor” provisions that shield sch
Charters closing gaps for Black and low-income students