Here’s how Governor DeWine and Ohio lawmakers expanded CTE access this legislative session
Career and technical education (CTE) was a huge priority for Ohio lawmakers during the recent budget cycle.
Career and technical education (CTE) was a huge priority for Ohio lawmakers during the recent budget cycle.
As has been widely reported, students in Ohio and across the nation suffered major setbacks during the pandemic. Between 2019 and 2022, Ohio students lost on average the equivalent of roughly one-half grade-level of learning.
When classes moved abruptly online at Iowa State University in March 2020 as part of Covid-mitigation actions statewide, psychology professor Jason Chan expected big changes in student behavior. Specifically, he worried about his students being easily able to cheat on unproctored online exams.
Between expanded voucher eligibility, funding increases for charter schools,
Computer-adaptive testing (CAT) is on the rise in K–12 schools, from Seattle to Virginia
In 2018, basketball superstar LeBron James opened the I Promise School (IPS) in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. IPS is a joint effort between Akron Public Schools (APS), the I Promise Network, and the LeBron James Family Foundation. It’s overseen and operated by APS, the state’s seventh largest school district.
The time to close charter funding gaps is now
Since he took office in 2019, Governor DeWine has consistently prioritized work-based learning and workforce development.
Praise for school choice expansion in Ohio
Earlier this spring, the Ohio Department of Education published in-depth data insights into Ohio’s teacher workforce.
Now that the latest state budget is officially in the books, it’s safe to say that school choice stole the show.
Enacted in 2012 under the leadership of Governor John Kasich, Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee included a retention requirement aimed at ending “social promotion,” the
Budget conference committee continues
It’s been a very busy budget season in Ohio.
One purpose of charter schools is to serve as laboratories of innovation for public education—a deliberate effort to do things differently than the long-entrenched traditional district model.
As this year’s budget process races to the finish line, state lawmakers are the midst of making decisions about what stays and what goes. The current, Senate-passed version of the budget bill has dozens of provisions that would move K–12 education in the right direction.
Despite serving tens of thousands of students each year—most of whom are low-income—Ohio has a regrettable track record of underfunding its public charter schools.
Since the 1980s, education reform efforts have sought to shake up the stodgy, traditional landscape of public schooling in the United States. One way to do that is to start schools from scratch that can introduce innovative new education models and push traditional systems to improve.
The Ohio Senate recently introduced its version of the state budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
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One of the more variable aspects of charter school operation around the country is the system by which schools are authorized and managed.
NOTE: This piece was originally published by RealClear Education.