Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.17.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOne more graduation story
Providing proximity and quality data to parents influences school choices
Jeff MurraySuccessful school choice requires that parents have ample access to high-quality information.
Don’t weaken Ohio’s charter sponsor evaluation system
Aaron ChurchillLast week, the Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education committee passed a provision that would weaken the state’s charter sponsor evaluation system.
Can Ohio clean up its teacher pension mess?
Aaron ChurchillOhio’s teacher pension system is woefully underfunded, imposes significant costs on teachers and schools, and shortc
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 5.13.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayWe’re back from vacation, covering pieces from 4/30 – 5/13. Celebrating National Charter Schools Week in Ohio
The romance versus the reality of teacher pensions
Aaron ChurchillPensions, a promise of guaranteed lifetime income for retirees, have been around since antiquity.
What do teachers know about their retirement benefits?
Aaron ChurchillHow many teachers know even the basics about their retirement plan? Too few according to a recent study by Dillon Fuchsman of Saint Louis University and Josh McGee and Gema Zemarro of the University of Arkansas.
Governors speak up: “Burdensome regulations” on charters must not go forward
Jessica PoinerA little over a month ago, the Biden administration proposed a new and unprecedented set of rules for the federal
The EdChoice scholarship program is accountable to taxpayers and parents
Larry KeoughNOTE: 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.
Make EdChoice friendlier to dual-earning families
Aaron ChurchillApril is drawing to a close, and that (thankfully) means the end of tax season.
The feds’ proposed changes to CSP will hurt Ohio charters
Jessica PoinerFor nearly three decades, the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) has offered grants to support brand-new charter schools and, more recently, high-quality n
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.8.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio’s next state superintendent
Testimony given on Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 240—4/5/22
Chad L. AldisNOTE: Today, members of the Ohio Senate’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee heard testimony on
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 4.1.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMore fallout from CSP proposals
“I want more”: Parental choice empowers Hispanic parents in Texas
Jeff MurrayHispanic students make up the largest share of charter school students nationally, but research focusing specifically on Hispanic school choosers is lacking.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.25.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayPotential impacts of new CSP rules
The consequences of a successful anti-voucher lawsuit
Jessica PoinerEarlier this year, the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding filed a lawsuit aimed at eliminating the state’s EdChoice Scholarship Program
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 3.4.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray10,000 new charter schools needed
The hypocrisy of school districts saying they’re “open to all”
Jessica PoinerEarlier this year, a coalition of traditional public school districts filed a lawsuit that they hope will spell the end of EdChoice,