Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.20.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray“Stocktaking” of issues facing all public schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.13.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter growth in Ohio
Fine-tuning Ohio’s school report card: An analysis of the state’s revamped report card in its first year of implementation, 2021–22
Aaron ChurchillExecutive summary
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.6.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThis is our first edition of 2023. Happy New Year to all! It covers news from December 15, 2022 – January 6, 2023. Looking back at 2022 pt 1 – Indianapolis
Another study finds that third-grade retention works
Aaron ChurchillOver the past year, one of the most heavily debated topics in Ohio education has been the retention provision of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, a decade-old package of early literacy reforms.
The state of play in open enrollment policies
Jeff MurrayOpen enrollment—when students are allowed to enroll in district schools other than the one to which they would be assigned based on their residence—is one of the oldest school choice options in the country.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.16.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThis is our last edition for 2022. Thank you for reading and subscribing. We’ll be back on January 6, 2023 with a final rundown of late December news. Cincinnati charter school on the grow
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.9.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMoving, growing in Dayton
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.2.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter news is back following a Thanksgiving week break—covering news items from 11/18 – 12/2. Thanks, as always, for reading and subscribing. Focusing on the visual
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.18.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio Charter News will not be distributed next week due to the holiday. Our next edition will publish on December 2. Happy Thanksgiving! Grand opening
2022 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report
The latest edition of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation’s sponsorship annual report highlights our work during the 2021-22 school year, overseeing twelve schools that served 5,500 students in four Ohio cities.
Are Ohio’s student achievement goals ambitious enough?
Aaron ChurchillIn the education world, the last couple months have been awash in news and commentary about sagging student achievement in the wake of the pandemic.
Testimony given before the state board of education--11/15/22
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today, the state board of education heard public comment on a pending resolution which would call for the elimination of the
Ohio leaders need to stand firm on early literacy
Jessica PoinerIf you’ve been paying attention to education headlines this fall, you’ve likely noticed a spate of think pieces and analyses
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.4.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayProviding needed services
Do the math: How to maximize the benefits of ability grouping
Jeff MurrayThe grouping of students into smaller, more homogeneous cohorts is a widespread instructional strategy utilized in elementary classrooms across the country. It is intended to boost the academic outcomes of all students through instruction targeted at an appropriate level, be that remedial or advanced or somewhere in between.
Residential mobility and school choice in Michigan
Jeff MurrayWhen and why families stop using school choice programs might be just as important to understand as why they opt into them in the first place. While supporters and researchers typically focus on issues of school quality, educational fit, and student needs, new data from Michigan suggest there is much more at play.
Ohio’s dismal NAEP results demand an assertive policy response
Aaron ChurchillEvery two years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) checks the pulse of students’ math and reading achievement across the United States. After a one-year hiatus, the U.S. Department of Education released its latest data from tests given to a representative sample of students in early 2022.
National assessment data show impact of pandemic on Ohio students; policymakers need to redouble academic recovery efforts
Ohio Education GadflyToday, the United States Department of Education released data from the 2022 round of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” These assessments are given to a representative sample of students from every state and provides one of the most comprehensive looks at student achievement across the nation.
Do high-performing charter schools improve student health outcomes?
Jeff MurrayIs it possible that attending a high-performing school may help young people live healthier lives? An intriguing new paper from the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network open access journal says yes, though with some important caveats. A research team lead by Dr.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.14.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayReport card success = student success
Will Ohio’s suburban schools slip into academic mediocrity?
Aaron ChurchillLast month, we looked at the recently released state assessment data from the 2021–22 school year. The results are sobering: Student achievement remains depressed in the wake of the pandemic, and gaps between disadvantaged pupils and their peers have widened.
Examining report card results for districts that were under academic distress
Jessica PoinerIn the summer of 2021, Ohio lawmakers caved to political pressure and created an off-ramp for the three districts under an Academic Distress Com
“Social promotion” returns without a state reading requirement
Aaron ChurchillFor the better part of the past decade, Ohio has required schools to hold back third graders who do not meet state reading standards.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.7.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayContinuing discussion of important research
A closer look at early literacy results on state report cards
Jessica PoinerA few weeks ago, Ohio released state report cards for the 2021–22 school year.