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School Finance
School funding in Ohio: Are poor districts getting a fair share?
The first two blog posts in my series about school funding lo
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School funding in Ohio: Do demographic trends justify higher spending?
In late June, Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson introduced legislation that would overhaul the state’s school funding system.
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School funding in Ohio: How much is being spent and should we spend more?
In the coming weeks, I’ll be working on a blog series that digs into Ohio’s school funding system.
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The rich get richer under a Senate school funding provision
Covering a gamut of issues and spanning thousands of pages, the state budget legislation is apt to contain at least a few harebrained policy ideas.
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School Finance
Reliably identifying low-income students should be a priority
This spring’s school funding debates have revolved around the needs of poor students. Governor Mike DeWine has proposed a significant bump in state spending targeted at low-income students.
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Tackling Ohio's toughest education challenges: Merge state funding components into the core Opportunity Grant
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increased achievement and greater opportunities for Ohio students. This is one of those policy proposals.
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Governor DeWine’s budget shows his commitment to meeting Ohio’s attainment goal
For the past few years, Ohio policymakers, educators, and advocates have been paying close attention to a “looming crisis” in educational attainment.
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The Cupp-Patterson school funding plan: Questions still loom large
Much of the Capitol Square chatter revolves around the school funding plan put forward last month by Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson.
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Testimony given before the House Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education on HB 166 – 4/8/19
NOTE: The Finance Subcommittee on Primary and Secondary Education of the Ohio House of Representatives today heard testimony on HB 166, the state’s biennial budget bill.
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The strengths and weaknesses of the Cupp-Patterson school funding plan
Last week, Ohio Representatives Robert Cupp and John Patterson unveiled their much-anticipated school funding plan.
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Tackling Ohio's toughest education challenges: Phase out the use of caps and guarantees
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we belie
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Teachers & School Leaders
Ohio Education By the Numbers—2019 Edition
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." -- Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. That sentiment has never been more profound and applicable than it is today.
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A cautionary tale: Universal childcare in Quebec
In Ohio and across the nation, policymakers are contemplating sizeable increases to public outlays for early childhood programs, including ex
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance
Ohio Education By the Numbers--2018 Edition
Education will always be one of Ohio’s highest priorities. It bonds communities together, provides the foundation for the state’s long-term economic success, and—most importantly—helps students across the state to realize their potential and pursue their dreams.
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School Finance
A Formula That Works: Five ways to strengthen school funding in Ohio
By Jennifer O’Neal Schiess, Max Marchitello, and Juliet Squire
Policy Brief
School Finance, Charter Schools, Private School Choice
Policy Brief: Ohio's Voucher Programs
The genesis of vouchers in Ohio stretches back to 1995 and the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring program. In 2006, vouchers expanded statewide via the Educational Choice Scholarship (or EdChoice), which aims to assist students assigned to a low-rated public school.
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance
Ohio Education By the Numbers--2017 Edition
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.
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School Finance, Private School Choice
Evaluation of Ohio’s EdChoice Scholarship Program: Selection, Competition, and Performance Effects
Shortly after Ohio lawmakers enacted a new voucher program in 2005, the state budget office wrote in its fiscal analysis, “The Educational Choice Scholarships are not only intended to offer another route for student success, but also to impel the administration and teaching staff of a failing school building to improve upon their students’ academic performance.” Today, the
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Private School Choice
Pluck and Tenacity: How five private schools in Ohio have adapted to vouchers
Roughly 30,000 kids in Ohio take advantage of a publicly funded voucher (or “scholarship”).
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Evidence-Based Learning, School Finance, Governance
Limitless: Education, The Reynoldsburg Way
The Reynoldsburg City School District, just east of Columbus, is far down the “portfolio management” path – further than probably any suburban school district of its size. This feature article discusses portfolio management and takes readers behind the scenes in Reynoldsburg.
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School Finance, Governance
Steps in the Right Direction
Dr. Paul Hill evaluates Governor John Kasich's education budget proposal.
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School Finance, Governance
After the Budget, What Next? Ohio's Education Policy Priorities
To what extent have Ohio's leaders met the challenges and opportunities before them in K-12 education? What needs to happen next?
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School Finance, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
Yearning to Break Free
Statewide survey of Ohio school district superintendents (and other education leaders) on the most critical issues facing K-12 education in the Buckeye State, including budgets, school effectiveness, and troublesome laws.
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Governance
Education Imperatives for Ohio: K-12 Policy Priorities for the New Biennium
In this policy brief, Fordham gives its advice to Governor-elect Kasich and the incoming leaders of the Ohio House and Senate as it relates to the future of K-12 education policy in the Buckeye State.
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School Finance
Ohio at the Crossroads: School funding—more of the same or changing the model?
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's education plan calls for modernizing Ohio's K-12 education system, including the state's school-funding system, but the plan's so-called "evidence-based" approach would actually scuttle any modernizing efforts, argues this study issued by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
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School Finance, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
Accelerating Student Learning in Ohio
As Gov. Ted Strickland concludes his 12-city "Conversation on Education" tour to gather ideas for reforming public education in Ohio, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has put forth a report of five recommendations designed to keep improvements in the Buckeye State's public schools on track toward three critical goals: 1) maximizing the talents of every child; 2) producing graduates as good as any in the world; and 3) closing the persistent academic gaps that continue between rich and poor, and black and white and brown.
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School Finance, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders
Golden Peaks and Perilous Cliffs
Despite its long history and prodigious size, all is not well with Ohio's teacher pension system. In this Fordham Institute report, nationally renowned economists Robert Costrell and Mike Podgursky illuminate some of the serious challenges facing STRS.
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Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Charter Schools
Turning the Corner to Quality
At the request of Ohio's top government and education leaders, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, and National Alliance for Public Charter Schools have issued a report seeking to strengthen the state's charter school program. Among its 17 recommendations are calls for closing low-performing charter schools while also helping more high-performance schools to open and succeed in Ohio.
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School Finance, Charter Schools
School Finance in Dayton: A Comparison of the Revenues of the School District and Community Schools
This report, prepared for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute by Public Impact, compares charter school funding and district school funding. It finds that charter schools are under-funded compared to their district counterparts, even after accounting for differences in students and grade levels. These findings should be taken seriously by those who argue that charter schools drain funds from district schools.
