A recent Columbus Dispatch article revealed stunningly low enrollment rates in several Columbus City Schools’ buildings.
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Rarely do you see media coverage in Ohio about a public charter school embarking on an ambitious expansion. It’s not that the press is hostile to charters; it’s that such expansions don’t often occur in Ohio.
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For more than twenty-five years, public charter schools have served Ohio families and communities by providing quality educational options beyond the local school district. But it’s no secret that we’ve also had a long-standing debate over whether increasing school choice impacts students who remain in traditional districts. In important—and sometimes impassioned—discussions such as these, rigorous research is critical to ground conversations in facts and evidence.
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Today, ExcelinEd, a leading national education organization, released an analysis that finds continuing shortfalls in meeting the facility needs of Ohio
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When it comes to facilities, Ohio’s public charter schools have long gotten the short end of
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One of the big stories in the wake of the pandemic has been the nationwide slump in public school enrollments.
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Public charter schools in Ohio have long struggled to secure adequate school facilities.
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Although it’s a brand-new year, many Ohio students are still caught in the education riptide of the pandemic era.
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A few days before Christmas, the Columbus Dispatch published a story detailing how Columbus City Schools (CCS) plans to spend over half a million dollars to “evaluate conditions at its
We’re back after a holiday break. Covering stories from 12/22/23 – 1/5/24. Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full.
With the past year now in the books, it’s time to look back. During 2023, we at Fordham wrote extensively about the biggest and most important policy issues of the past year, most of which were debated as part of the state budget process.
This is our last edition of 2023. Thanks for reading and subscribing. We’ll be back on Friday, January 5, 2024. Happy New Year!
One of the best kept secrets in education policy is that Ohio policymakers have set achievement goals for Buckeye State students.
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In late November, two large urban Ohio school districts publicly engaged in academic goal-setting exercises. They ended very differently.
