Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.20.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray“Stocktaking” of issues facing all public schools
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.13.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter growth in Ohio
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 1.6.23
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThis is our first edition of 2023. Happy New Year to all! It covers news from December 15, 2022 – January 6, 2023. Looking back at 2022 pt 1 – Indianapolis
EdChoice vouchers have helped, not hurt, traditional public schools
Aaron Churchill , Chad L. AldisTry saying it with us: “Choice and competition are good.” Don’t take our word alone. On the left, President Joe Biden said:
The state of play in open enrollment policies
Jeff MurrayOpen enrollment—when students are allowed to enroll in district schools other than the one to which they would be assigned based on their residence—is one of the oldest school choice options in the country.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.16.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayThis is our last edition for 2022. Thank you for reading and subscribing. We’ll be back on January 6, 2023 with a final rundown of late December news. Cincinnati charter school on the grow
The Ohio EdChoice Program’s impact on school district enrollments, finances, and academics
Stéphane Lavertu, John J. GreggThis report explores the impacts of Ohio’s EdChoice program on school district enrollments, finances, and educational outcomes. The study includes detailed analyses of the state’s “performance-based” EdChoice program that, as of 2021–22 provides vouchers to approximately 35,000 students as well as its “income-based” EdChoice program which serves approximately 20,000 low-income students.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.9.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayMoving, growing in Dayton
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 12.2.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayCharter news is back following a Thanksgiving week break—covering news items from 11/18 – 12/2. Thanks, as always, for reading and subscribing. Focusing on the visual
Does Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program impact traditional school districts?
First launched in fall 2007, Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program served more than 55,000 students in 2021-22. The program offers state-funded scholarships to eligible students and allows them to attend a private school.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.18.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayOhio Charter News will not be distributed next week due to the holiday. Our next edition will publish on December 2. Happy Thanksgiving! Grand opening
2022 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report
The latest edition of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation’s sponsorship annual report highlights our work during the 2021-22 school year, overseeing twelve schools that served 5,500 students in four Ohio cities.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 11.4.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayProviding needed services
Residential mobility and school choice in Michigan
Jeff MurrayWhen and why families stop using school choice programs might be just as important to understand as why they opt into them in the first place. While supporters and researchers typically focus on issues of school quality, educational fit, and student needs, new data from Michigan suggest there is much more at play.
Do high-performing charter schools improve student health outcomes?
Jeff MurrayIs it possible that attending a high-performing school may help young people live healthier lives? An intriguing new paper from the American Medical Association’s JAMA Network open access journal says yes, though with some important caveats. A research team lead by Dr.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.14.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayReport card success = student success
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 10.7.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayContinuing discussion of important research
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.30.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayImportant new research
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.9.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayBusing woes large, growing
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.2.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff Murray20 years of serving Dayton students
Voucher critics are starting to say the quiet part out loud
Jessica PoinerPersistent school choice critic Steve Dyer recently posted a “takedown” of Fordham’s latest school choice policy recommendations.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.26.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayWest Virginia charter update
LIVE EVENT: Should Universal School Choice Be Next on Ohio’s Education Policy Agenda?
The Buckeye Institute, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and School Choice Ohio cordially invite you to a continental breakfast and coffee dialogue with national and Ohio experts as they discuss recent successful efforts around the country to expand parental choice, lessons learned, best practices, and potential next steps for the Buckeye State.
Ohio Charter News Weekly – 8.19.22
Chad L. Aldis, Jeff MurrayNew school year stories—good