How many Ohio students are in career-technical education?
With popular, bipartisan support, career-and-technical education (CTE) is being embraced by policymakers across the
With popular, bipartisan support, career-and-technical education (CTE) is being embraced by policymakers across the
During his inauguration in early January, Governor Mike DeWine spoke of his desire to use education to improve Ohio. “Education is the key to equality and the key to opportunity,” he said.
Across the nation, urban public charter schools are posting impressive student achievement gains.
A few weeks ago, officials at ACT released a report that breaks down the ACT test results of the 2018 graduating class.
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increa
Editor’s Note: As Ohioans prepare to elect a new governor this November, and as state leaders look to build upon past education successes, we at the Fordham Institute are developing a set of policy proposals that we believe can lead to increa
In the realm of education, much attention is paid to making sure that all students reach a minimum level of achievement. Raising the performance of those who struggle academically is a worthy and necessary goal.
In a paper titled Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement, the Ohio Department of Education recently wrote that districts have “a limited understanding of how to build early literacy in young children.” This is manifestly troubling, as s
For more than a decade, Ohio’s annual school report cards have offered the public information on school quality. The current iteration of report cards has notable strengths: School ratings are grounded in hard data, they use an intuitive A-F rating system, and several of the metrics encourage schools to pay attention to the achievement of all students.
In early June, State Superintendent DeMaria shared with the state school board his recommendations for stream
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
NOTE: An addendum to this blog post, incorporating important new information, was published on Ohio Gadfly Daily on 4/17/17.
Research on individualized, in-school tutoring such as Match Corps has demonstrated impressive results.
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.
Throughout the recent Olympic Games, I reflected on the parallels between elite-level athletics and gifted education, and I thought how much we could learn about developing exceptional ability from what we saw during those two weeks.
By Brandon L. Wright
The new school year is on the horizon, and you’re already feeling somewhat apprehensive. You know that transitions are a challenge for your gifted child— whether it’s a new school, a new grade level, a new teacher, or all of the above. You want to make sure that your child’s new teacher understands that your gifted child has learning needs that differ from others.
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
A deep dive into the performance of Ohio’s public schools, statewide and in its eight largest urban areas
New steps to expand AP course access in Cincinnati
Like other states, Ohio has over the past few years put into place a standards a
Are National Board Certified Teachers more effective than their non-certified counterparts?
Pros and cons of mastery-based education
Content should be king
An argument against watering down testing and accountability
"Test mania" debunked - now for the real work to improve testing in Ohio
The good and the bad in recent Ohio education news.
How about a hybrid?