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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.9.20
NOTE: Ohio Charter News Weekly will be on vacation next week and will return on October 23, 2020.
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Charter Schools
The Impact of Ohio Charter Schools on Student Outcomes, 2016–19
Since the first Ohio charter schools opened in 1998, they’ve regularly been subject to intense scrutiny
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.11.20
Charters closing gaps for Black and low-income students
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In national debates over charter schools, truth matters
In late July, the Democratic Party released a policy platform that included stances on a variety of issues, including education.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s absurd analysis of EdChoice
The Cincinnati Enquirer recently published a deeply flawed and misleading “analysis” of the EdChoice scholarship (a.k.a. voucher) program.
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Ohio partakes in the growth and diversification of charter school facilities funding
One of the starkest differences between charter and traditional district schools is in the area of facilities funding.
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.24.20
Assessing parent satisfaction with distance learning
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Ohio Charter News Weekly – 7.2.20
Thomas 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.
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Dayton Public Schools keeps missing the bus on student transportation
When 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.
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Private School Choice
Why the opponents of vouchers are wrong
The growth of private school choice programs in Ohio has clearly struck a nerve with the education bureaucracy. After rapid expansion in the number of schools slated to be deemed “low-performing” in 2020–21, which ballooned the number of students eligible for vouchers, choice opponents pushed for massive changes in Ohio’s EdChoice program.
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Coronavirus has made EdChoice debates even more complicated
It’s no secret that Covid-19 has had a massive impact on schools.
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How do you measure remote learning engagement?
Editor’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.
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Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools, Governance
Resetting school accountability, from the bottom up
After 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.
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Ohio needs flexible and affordable school choice, especially under COVID-19’s ongoing threat
Editor’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.
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The impact of coronavirus on Ohio’s private schools
As schools across Ohio stagger toward the finish line of a bizarre and difficult school year, educators, parents, and state and local leaders are beginning to turn their attention toward the uncertainties of the future.
