Hijacking Ohio’s future: State legislators must reject House Bill 237
Aaron ChurchillOhio’s legislators must reject House Bill 237, which seeks to void the State Board of Education’s decision to adopt the Common Core academic standards in English language arts and math.
A decade of charter school growth, but where to now?
Aaron ChurchillMore than 100,000 students in Ohio attended a public charter school during the past school year
Good charter schools are good investments
Adam EmersonFew reporters and analysts have documented the challenges charters face in entering the multi-trillion-dollar municipal bond market
Summer reading: On underemployment, social mobility, M-learning, and more
Kevin PackThis summer in Ohio has been oppressively hot and (for some reason) rainy. So check out these short reviews and reading recommendations from the Columbus team!
Caps on choice are counterproductive
Adam EmersonThe perseverance of a Wisconsin mother brings the shortcomings of many school-choice programs into sharp focus
12 years; 12 lessons
Terry RyanAfter twelve years with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Terry Ryan will be leaving the organization and the Buckeye state.
A charter incubator goes to the capital
Adam EmersonFor a state in which charter school performance has outpaced student gains at traditional public schools, Tennessee should have a better charter law
Sunshine and school vouchers: How Louisiana gets it right
Adam EmersonWith the exception of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship, no other school-voucher program has endured so many growing pains as the Louisiana voucher program
Funding an expansion of pre-K in Columbus
Jeff MurrayThe provision allocates 1 mil or approximately $42.5 million over 5 years to pre-K programs.
Common Ground: Chad Webb
Theda SampsonThe first entry of our Common Core series features a discussion with Chad Webb from Village Preparatory Academy::Woodland Hills Campus.
Governor Kasich signs Columbus education reform bill
Aaron ChurchillA new era dawned today for Columbus’ public education system.
Be all you can be and become a board member
Miles Caunin, J.D.A strong business acumen is needed for charter school board members.
A study in bad charter school governance
Adam EmersonIt’s time to talk more about how multi-school networks are governed
Early College, Early Success: Early College High School Initiative Impact Study
Aaron ChurchillThe power of high expectations
District-Charter Collaboration Compact: Interim Report
Laurel HornThink of the children!
Skewering a widely circulated Common Core myth
Terry RyanThere are scads of misinformation being tossed about when it comes to the Common Core Academic Standards.
Review – Remedial Education: Federal Education Policy
Kevin McDougalThe global competitiveness of the U.S. education system continues to drive much of the school reform dialogue.
Cherishing choice in Ohio
Adam EmersonOhio governor John Kasich's guest post celebrates the state’s newest school-choice initiative, the Income-Based Scholarship Program
Mayoral sponsorship: How Columbus is dealing with a growing charter sector
Angel GonzalezA recent press release from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools estimated that 920,007 students are currently on a waitlist to attend charter schools, a jump from the previous year’s 610,000.
Navigating around icebergs in the sea of charter school finance
Miles Caunin, J.D.Charter school authorizers in Ohio must review the school financials of all authorized schools monthly. But too often authorizers either don’t do this or they do not do it well.
The freedom to choose a quality education is a right worth celebrating
Ohio Education GadflyA guest column on school choice by Governor Kasich, which highlights some achievements in the recently signed state budget.
Ohio kindergarten students now eligible for income-based scholarship for private school
Sarah PechanOhio is the newest state with an income-based scholarship, joining Indiana, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.
There’s no disputing charter school demand
Adam EmersonIn the past year, charter school naysayers have successfully convinced some media outlets to question the actual demand for charters
Balancing acts and technology hacks
The Education GadflyAn Atlantic article by sociology professor Richard Greenwald examines Mayor Michael Blo
CREDO study shows quality counts
Adam EmersonWhile the overall news is good for charters, it’s clear that some states are not moving fast enough to adopt quality control
Enter the mayor
Aaron ChurchillColumbus' mayor, soon to enter the charter school authorization business, should check out this data viz
How best to integrate content and practices in science
The NGSS gave undue prominence to scientific skills and practices, ultimately underemphasizing content knowledge
Dropout recovery charter schools: Dayton’s needles in a very messy haystack
Aaron ChurchillFor most of Ohio’s youngsters, school’s out for the summer. But for the girls and boys who have dropped out of school, school may be out for good, with devastating consequences.
Taking student mobility from data to action
Kevin McDougalA panel of project partners met June 20 to discuss the findings and implications of Fordham’s student mobility study, Student Nomads: Mobility in Ohio’s Schools.