A deep dive into Ohio’s fund for high-quality charter schools
Aaron ChurchillTwo years ago, Governor DeWine and the General Assembly enacted a bold initiative that boosts funding for quality public charter schools.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.15.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharters and the incoming presidential administration
Open Enrollment and Student Diversity in Ohio’s Schools
Deven CarlsonApproximately 85,000 Ohio students use interdistrict open enrollment to attend a neighboring school district.
How will Ohio spend billions in federal relief funds for K–12 education?
Aaron ChurchillThe federal government continues its spending spree aimed at ameliorating the effects of the pandemic.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.8.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayVaccination for school personnel
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.7.21
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: We’re back from the holiday break. Today’s special edition covers news from 12/19 – 12/31/20. This first regular edition of 2021 will be published tomorrow and will catch up on news from 1/1 – 1/8/21.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.18.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: This is the last edition to be published this year. We’ll return with a final look at 2020 stories on Thursday, January 7, 2021; regular service for 2021 resumes on Friday, January 8.
Ohio media spreads myths about school funding
Aaron ChurchillSchool funding has been front-and-center over the past month in Ohio with the high profile Cupp-Patterson plan driving media coverage.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.11.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio’s school funding revamp
Three to keep: Ohio’s quality charter, tech cred, and student wellness funding
Jessica PoinerIt’s been a busy lame duck session in Ohio.
Is Ohio’s school funding system still unconstitutional?
Aaron ChurchillNearly a quarter century after the DeRolph v. Ohio decision, many still assume that the state’s school funding system is unconstitutional.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.4.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly is back after a Thanksgiving break. Clips cover the period of 11/20 through 12/4.
The Ohio Senate Education Committee missteps on state assessments, distress commissions
Aaron ChurchillEarlier this week, the Senate Education committee passed Substitute Senate Bill 358, legislation that would extend temporary waivers from state laws that were granted earlier this year in response to the pandemic and school building closures.
Testimony given before the Ohio House Finance Committee on HB 305—12/1/20
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today, the Finance Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives is hearing testimony on House Bill 305 which would create a new scho
Does the updated Cupp-Patterson plan treat charter schools fairly?
Aaron ChurchillThe latest iteration of the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan was recently unveiled in an amendment to House Bill 305 and the introduction of a
Ohio needs to follow its school funding formula again. Here’s why.
Aaron ChurchillBack in July 2019, Ohio lawmakers suspended the school funding formula, the policy mechanism that is supposed to drive state money to school districts and public charter schools.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.20.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly will not be published on 11/27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return on 12/4 with a new edition.
2020 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report
The 2019–20 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report provides insight into our sponsorship work during the year and the performance of our sponsored schools.
Here’s how federal guidance on school accountability in the Covid era could impact Ohio
Jessica PoinerIn the waning days of October, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released guidance that outlines the flexibilities states have under federal law to modify their accountability systems for the current school year (2020–21).
Default Settings: How Ohio can nudge teachers toward a more secure retirement
Chad AldemanThough 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.
The Cupp-Patterson plan still faces tough questions
Aaron ChurchillLast Friday, legislators rolled out an updated version of the Cupp-Patterson school fun
A point-by-point response to Stephen Dyer’s “evaluation” of our charter school report
Aaron ChurchillStephen 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
Gadfly Bites 11/2/20 – So much money
Jeff MurrayToday we talk exclusively about money. I know we’re usually talking about money when we talk about education in Ohio, but these clips are all a bit more…overt than usual.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.30.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray“Cleveland charters shine”
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.23.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: 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.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.22.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNOTE: 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.
Gadfly Bites 10/21/20 – Did somebody say “whipsaw”?
Jeff MurrayI have, I will admit, not been paying much attention to Tales from the Homestead (sequel to Ohio’s previous favorite soap opera Stories from the Crypt). I mean, I was holed up in the garage on vacation for a while. But really it’s just because the thing is such a freakin’ downer.