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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.8.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Post-election news pt. 1 – Kentucky
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Accountability & Testing
With third-grade retention in shambles, it’s another year of social promotion in Ohio
Under pressure from public school groups, Ohio lawmakers last year gutted retention requirements that had been in place under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee.
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Accountability & Testing
Keeping Ohio’s talented students in the Buckeye State should be a priority for policymakers
The Economist recently made the case that the United States economy is the envy of the world.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.1.24
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.25.24
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Teachers & School Leaders
Teacher salary reforms could boost efforts to retain more early-career educators
About a month ago, I published an analysis of the starting salaries of teachers working in school districts across the Cleveland and Columbus metro areas. Strong entry-level pay is crucial as schools work to attract talented folks into the profession.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.18.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. The champion and the championed
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Charter Schools
Ohio’s high-quality charter funding initiative is making schools better
Under the bold leadership of Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Ohio lawmakers enacted the Quality Community Schools Support Fund (QCSSF) in 2019.
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Charter Schools
Lt. Governor Jon Husted earns national honor for supporting Ohio charter schools
Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute honored Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted with the 2024 Champion for Charter Schools Award.
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Charter Schools
The Impact of Increasing Funding for High-Performing Ohio Charter Schools: The Quality Community School Support Fund, 2019–23
Thanks to the leadership of Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted, and the General Assembly, Ohio has recently made significant strides in narrowing the charter funding gap. Our latest report is an evaluation of the high-quality charter funding program.
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Charter Schools
Three takeaways from a recent education survey of Ohio parents
Fordham recently published results from a parent survey on educational opportunity in Ohio.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.11.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. New panelists announced; last change to register for October 17 event!
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Accountability & Testing
Pre-K programming and third grade achievement: Evidence from Wisconsin
The jury remains out regarding the true impact of pre-K enrollment on early elementary outcomes. Some research finds a positive impact, some a negative, and much of it shows the fading out of impacts by third grade or soon thereafter.
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Accountability & Testing
Kindergarten literacy data raise questions about diagnostic assessments
Author update (10/11/24): Since this piece was posted, sources have indicated Canton’s kindergarten data were misstated on its report card—a possibility acknowledged in this piece. The district's report card, as well as its elementary school report cards, now have “watermarks” flagging the data reporting error and indicating that the error may have impacted the ratings.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.4.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Small win for charter school families in Columbus
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Accountability & Testing
Has Ohio made progress narrowing achievement gaps, post-pandemic?
One of the most pressing challenges facing American education is closing achievement gaps.
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Accountability & Testing
Setting the baseline for Ohio’s early literacy reforms
New early literacy data from state report cards are part of the baseline from which we can measure the impact of Science of Reading reforms going forward. Here’s a look at ten Ohio districts whose results fill in important details for the future.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.27.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Legal wrangling over busing in Columbus escalates
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Charter Schools
Gadfly Bites 9/25/24—Go Spartans!
News stories featured in Gadfly Bites may require a paid subscription to read in full. Just sayin’.
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Accountability & Testing
Taking stock of Ohio’s pandemic recovery: Glass half full or empty?
Ohio has a lot to be proud of when it comes to the post-pandemic academic recovery—but also much work left to do. That’s the message that comes out of my recent analysis of spring 2024 state assessment data released earlier this month.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.20.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. State report cards released
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Charter Schools
Ohio’s urban charters pull ahead on the 2023–24 report card
Last Friday, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released the state’s annual school report cards for the 2023–24 school year. As usual, they reveal areas of progress and challenges requiring attention.
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Charter Schools
Has more equitable funding improved Ohio charter schools? In-person event
Thanks to the leadership of Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted, and the Ohio General Assembly, high-performing public charter schools have in recent years received additional dollars through the
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Accountability & Testing
Three report card features Ohioans might not know about
Ohioans now have access to a brand-new set of school report cards based on results from the 2023–24 school year. The data they contain provide policymakers, advocates, and families with an updated look on how students are progressing academically in the wake of the pandemic.
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Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute statement on Ohio’s school report card release
Today, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released its annual school report card, which is based on data from the 2023–24 school year. Included are five-star ratings that provide parents and the public with a user-friendly overview of district and school performance.
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Teachers & School Leaders
A fresh look at starting teacher salaries in Ohio
Teachers are the most important in-school factor driving student achievement, and how schools compensate them matters immensely. Entry-level teacher pay is particularly important, as it affects recruitment efforts.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.13.24
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Accountability & Testing
What to make of Ohio school report cards’ “progress” rating
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) will soon release Ohio’s school report cards for the 2023–24 school year.
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Charter Schools
By refusing to bus students, Columbus City Schools sinks to a new low
Columbus City Schools, the largest district in Ohio, has long been riddled with chaos and dysfunction. Its failure to transport hundreds or thousands of city schoolchildren is just the latest chapter.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.6.24
Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Kudos to education leaders in Dayton
