Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.10.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurraySchool reopening resources
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThomas Sowell—writer, economist, social theorist, and currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution—is having a moment at age 90. He has long been a champion of high-quality education as a source of power for Black youth.
Ohio parents are right to want children back in school this fall
Chad L. AldisTo go back or not to go back? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as we inch closer to August and the beginning of a new school year.
Dayton Public Schools keeps missing the bus on student transportation
Jessica PoinerWhen districts announce school transportation changes during the early days of summer break, they usually don’t cause a lot of consternation. It’s understandable that administrators would use the lazy days of summer to make scheduling adjustments and such.
E-school policy can help shape accountability for remote learning
Aaron ChurchillGovernor DeWine recently signed House Bill 164, legislation that addresses several education policies that have been affected by the pandemic.
To combat coronavirus learning loss, Ohio should beef up tutoring
Jessica PoinerSchool’s out for the summer, but thanks to coronavirus, the season seems far less carefree than usual. There are dozens of pandemic-related issues schools must contend with before they can reopen in the fall.
Closing the digital divide for charters
Jessica PoinerApproximately nine million students across the nation lack access to the internet or to internet-connected devices. Lawmakers and educators have known for years that this disparity, often referred to as the “digital divide,” can contribute to achievement and attainment gaps based on race and income.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.12.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayLooking back, remotely
How do you measure remote learning engagement?
John A. DuesEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up
Aaron Churchill , Chad L. AldisAfter a one-year pause in Ohio's school accountability system, the road back to normalcy is uncertain. Fordham's new policy brief titled Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up offers a clear and concise plan to restart state assessments and school report cards.
Escaping from education’s prison of time
Chad L. AldisAs the economy slowly reopens and Ohio returns to something resembling normalcy, it’s a nice opportunity to reflect on what we’ve learned during the pandemic. For me, time itself became very different, both in practice and in concept. The plague rid our daily lives of conventional time constraints—and freed us to use our days differently.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.5.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayInaugural graduating class
Portrait of the teaching force in America
Jeff MurrayThe National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently published the latest data from the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted during the 2017–18 school year. It gives us an important snapshot of today’s teaching force in both public and private schools.
How the coronavirus could impact Ohio charter schools
Jessica PoinerOver the last few months, there’s been no shortage of pieces declaring that the novel coronavirus has drastically and permanently
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.22.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThe school year continues
Columbus audit offers sobering lessons for Ohio teacher evaluations
Vladimir KoganEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
What is student engagement, anyway? Remote learning won’t work unless we define it.
Ben PachtEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.15.20
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCelebrating National Charter Schools Week
Young, talented teachers shouldn’t be first to be fired
Aaron ChurchillDue to plummeting tax revenues, Governor Mike DeWine last week announced plans to slash state spending for the current fiscal year, ending June 30. Among the cost-cutting includes a $355 million hit to K–12 education, a roughly 3 percent reduction in education outlays. With the economy still swooning, legislators are mulling deeper cuts for 2020–21.
Working together to move remote learning forward in Ohio
Marie HannaEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Successful remote learning requires a whole new system
John A. DuesEditor’s Note: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
NCTQ shines a light on teacher contracts, licensure during the pandemic
Jessica PoinerIn the last few weeks, schools have rightfully been focused on student nutrition, health, and the transition to distance learning. But flying under the radar—and of increasing importance to schools’ ability to serve students well—are teacher policy issues. How has the pandemic affected current and aspiring teachers, and what are states and local districts doing to respond?