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Testimony given before the Ohio Report Card Study Committee – 11/13/19
NOTE: Today the Ohio Report Card Study Committee heard testimony from a number of stakeholder groups on various aspects of the state’s school and district report cards. Fordham vice president Chad Aldis was invited to provide testimony. This is the written version his remarks.
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The Nation’s Report Card delivers sobering news to Ohio
“Confront the brutal facts (yet never lose faith)” – Jim Collins, Good to Great Cheerleading on schools and students is widespread in K–12 education. Go to a school district website and you’re bound to see something heralding an afterschool program, celebrating an arts initiative, or profiling the most recent teacher of the year.
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Pathway to Success: Arts & College Preparatory Academy creates safe spaces for students to grow
Parents, when surveyed, routinely tell us that safety is one of their top priorities when choosing a school. Although what exactly constitutes a “safe” school likely varies, for many it means a place where children feel welcomed and accepted.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.25.19
Ohio charters get the cold shoulder from lawmakers
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Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
So far, LeBron’s I Promise School is keeping its promise
Last year, NBA superstar LeBron James opened I Promise School (IPS), a school for at-risk kids in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. In its first year (2018–19), IPS served 240 students in grades three and four.
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.18.19
Congratulations to Ohio’s high quality charter schools!
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Accountability & Testing
How Columbus Public Schools revealed a new way to game the state report card
Author’s correction and update: The original version of this post incorrectly stated that Columbus had increased the minimum test score needed to be classified as “on track” in third-grade reading and to not be placed on a reading improvement and monitoring plan (RIMP).
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Charter Schools
The Cupp-Patterson funding plan gives school choice the cold shoulder
Note: This is the fifth in a series of blog posts on school funding in Ohio; for the previous posts, see here,
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.4.19
The best charter school-related story you’ll read this week
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.27.19
Digging into charter school ratings across the state
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Report cards reveal more signs of improvement in Ohio’s charter school sector
School turnaround policy for Ohio districts, including Youngstown and Lorain, has attracted tremendous attention in recent months.
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Accountability & Testing
Ohio’s softened graduation requirements boosted state report card grades
When Governor DeWine signed the state budget into law in mid-July, it marked the end of ye
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Accountability & Testing
Academic distress commissions just might be improving student achievement
Gallons of ink, some on this blog, have been spilled about what Ohio should do about academically troubled school districts.
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A primer on the Senate’s proposal to overhaul academic distress commissions
The hottest topic of conversation in education circles these days is what the legislature plans to do with academic distress commissions (ADCs), the state’s method for intervening in persistently low-performing school district
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Fordham Institute media statement on school report cards
Today, the Ohio Department of Education released annual report cards for Ohio’s 610 school districts and roughly 3,500 public schools. Based on data from the 2018-19 school year, report cards include a user-friendly, overall rating along with component ratings that provide additional context.
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Accountability & Testing
Testimony given before the Senate Education Committee on substitute House Bill 154—9/10/19
NOTE: Today the Ohio Senate’s Education Committee heard testimony on a substitute version of House Bill 154, addressing
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Accountability & Testing
Ohio’s voucher testing changes might worry special needs advocates
When President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law back in December 2015, it marke
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Accountability & Testing
The Mountain Ahead: A report on the college and career readiness of Ohio students
Across the nation, headlines have trumpeted soaring high-school graduation rates. Ohio is no exception. Lofty rates leave the impression that the vast majority of students are ready to take their next steps in life. But the truth is that too many students exit high school not fully prepared for college and career.
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Accountability & Testing
Three school turnaround lessons to learn from Tennessee
Since 2005, Ohio has intervened in persistently-low performing school districts by establishing new leadership via an
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Charter Schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.30.19
“A lot of people have strong opinions on both sides.”
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Accountability & Testing
Ohio needs a better process for improving poor-performing schools
Public education is no stranger to controversy. Whether it’s standardized testing, academic standards, graduation requirements, charter schools or school funding, discussion and disputation are part of the deal.
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Accountability & Testing
Three key questions Ohio’s school report card committee should answer
School report cards, the primary mechanism through which Ohio maintains transparency and accountability for academic outcomes, have been a hotly debated topic. Critics argue that the ratings track too closely with pupil demographics, some decry the shift to the more transparent and easily understood A–F rating system, while still others are just unhappy with the results.
