“Government by the people” is one of the most powerful ideas in American government. It represents the belief that, in a democracy, the people hold sovereignty over government and not the reverse.
A recent report from Education Northwest extends previous research by the same lead researcher, drilling down into the same dataset in order to fine-tune the original findings.
This guidebook offers simple and easy-to-use vital statistics about Ohio’s schools and the students they serve. The facts and figures contained within this report offer an overview of who Ohio’s students are; where they go to school; how they perform on national and state exams; and how many pursue post-secondary education.
On September 15, Ohio released report cards for approximately 600 school districts and 3,500 public schools (district and charter). These report cards are based on state exam results from the 2015-16 school year, along with several other gauges of student success.
A deep dive into the performance of Ohio’s public schools, statewide and in its eight largest urban areas
The 2015 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report is our opportunity to share the Fordham Foundation’s work as the sponsor of eleven schools serving approximately 3,200 students in five cities, and our related policy work in Ohio and nationally.
A thorough overview of how teachers are trained and licensed
Like other states, Ohio has over the past few years put into place a standards a
A thorough overview of Ohio's teacher evaluation framework
A new tool for school district reform
Looking beyond the "big issues" in Ohio's budget bill
Does middle school really stink?
Pros and cons of mastery-based education
Ohio can learn an important lesson on teacher evaluation without descending into the same fight going on in New York
Every state is different, for better or worse
Chad's written testimony, delivered March 19, 2015.
Looking across the river in search of lessons for Ohio
The best and the worst of recent education news
An argument against watering down testing and accountability
Looking at the state of education in Ohio’s State of the State cities
"Test mania" debunked - now for the real work to improve testing in Ohio
Real parent preferences revealed.
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news.
Editor's note: This testimony was presented at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions onFixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability on January, 21, 2015.
Though hardly the only issue to be debated during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education act, annual testing has taken center stage in discussions so far.
Charter schools are quickly becoming a defining feature of Ohio’s public-education landscape, educating over 120,000 children statewide. The “theory of action” behind charters is fairly simple.
The 2014 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report is our opportunity to share the Fordham Foundation’s work as the sponsor of eleven schools serving 3,200 students, and our related policy work in Ohio and nationally. We are fortunate as an organization that our policy work benefits our sponsorship efforts; and, that our lessons from sponsorship inform our policy and advocacy strategies.
