Commentary
Charter Schools
School choice of the future: A look at Cincinnati high schools
All district high schools in the Queen City are schools of choice
Report
Charter Schools, Governance
School Closures and Student Achievement: An Analysis of Ohio’s Urban District and Charter Schools
School Closures and Student Achievement: An Analysis of Ohio’s Urban District and Charter Schools examines 198 school closures that occurred between 2006 and 2012 in the Ohio ‘Big Eight’ urban areas (Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown). The research included 120 closed district-run schools and seventy-eight closed charter schools.
Commentary
Charter Schools
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Proponent Testimony on Ohio House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 148
Chad's written testimony, delivered April 22, 2015
Commentary
Charter Schools
“The oversight of charter schools Ohio desperately needs”
The Ohio Senate takes a strong stand on charter law reform
Commentary
Charter Schools
“That’s not how this works!”- correcting the rhetoric around public charter schools
Misunderstanding or misleading?
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Should districts get rid of middle schools?
Does middle school really stink?
Commentary
Curriculum & Instruction, Accountability & Testing
The promise of mastery grading (continued)
Pros and cons of mastery-based education
Commentary
Charter Schools
Anecdotal evidence of the effects of competition on school districts in Ohio
School choice abounds; how are Ohio schools responding?
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
How to fix teacher evaluations
Ohio can learn an important lesson on teacher evaluation without descending into the same fight going on in New York
Commentary
Charter Schools
Finding Space: Charter Schools in District-Owned Facilities
How other states treat charter school leases can be instructive for Ohio
Commentary
Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
Accountability in Private School Choice Programs
Every state is different, for better or worse
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Charter Schools
Fordham Foundation receives “Exemplary” rating for charter-school sponsorship
Reaction to "exemplary" rating as charter school sponsor.
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Charter Schools
Is a boarding school for at-risk youth coming to Ohio?
Residential schooling would be a welcome addition to the choice landscape
Commentary
Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Testimony on Ohio House Bill 64
Chad's written testimony, delivered March 19, 2015.
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Charter Schools
Gadfly Bites - 3/16/15
Responses to charter school competition vary greatly in Akron, Toledo
Commentary
Charter Schools
Ohio has much to cheer for: The five best things in education today
On the brighter side
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Common Core: A look at how Kentucky made it work
Looking across the river in search of lessons for Ohio
Commentary
Charter Schools, Accountability & Testing
Cheers and Jeers for March 9, 2015
The best and the worst of recent education news
Commentary
Charter Schools
School Closings in Chicago: Understanding Families’ Choices and Constraints for New School Enrollment
What happens to students after their schools close?
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Charter Schools
Cheers and Jeers for February 23, 2015
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news
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Charter Schools
Opportunity to help transform and accelerate education outcomes in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Schools Accelerator seeks CEO
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Charter Schools
Thomas B. Fordham Institute Proponent Testimony on Ohio House Bill 2
Chad's written testimony, delivered Feb 11, 2015.
Commentary
Charter Schools
The rating system at the heart of Kasich’s charter school reforms
Inside Ohio’s new Quality Sponsor Practices Review (QSPR)
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Curriculum & Instruction, Accountability & Testing
When the stakes get high, the politics shouldn’t get soft
An argument against watering down testing and accountability
Commentary
Charter Schools
Cheers and Jeers for February 9, 2015
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news
Commentary
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Charter Schools
Media Alert: Fordham Institute’s response to Governor Kasich’s new budget
Governor Kasich released his FY 16-17 biennial budget today. True to his word, Kasich featured charter school reforms prominently, with a focus on improving sponsor quality, eliminating conflicts of interest, and addressing some of the funding inequities that plague charter schools.
Commentary
Accountability & Testing
Research Bites - 2/2/15
Looking at the state of education in Ohio’s State of the State cities