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Do Ohio's teacher-preparation programs follow the Science of Reading? Come and see the results of our new report that analyzes the reading programs of 26 colleges and universities!

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Teacher preparation in Ohio and the science of reading Report release event, discussion, and Q&A

The Ohio Charter News Weekly is out! We discuss charter school funding, the opening of a new online charter, the scapegoating of charters, and legislative updates:

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 6.21.19 Charter school funding in the biennial budget

It’s always hard to predict what will make the final cut in Ohio’s complicated budget process. But as lawmakers hammer out compromises during upcoming conference committee meetings, we’re hopeful that none of these essential policies will end up on the cutting room floor.

Four key education policies that will be decided in the next ten days As budget season winds down, lawmakers face the tall task of reconciling some vastly different proposals from the governor’s office, the House, and the Senate on a variety of issues in the budget bill, House Bill 166. The majority of these decisions will be worked out in conference committee, whic...

As the budget bill races to the finish line, policymakers would be smart to reconsider the wisdom of setting a misconstrued funding floor. Like government handouts for billionaires, sending a few extra dollars to high wealth districts like Beachwood, Indian Hill, and Upper Arlington simply makes no sense.

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. Among the head-scratchers in this year’s iteration are a rule allowing show-choir participation to count as a physical education class and an Oprah-li...