Publications
2009-10 Ohio Report Card Analysis
Emmy L. Partin , Terry Ryan / August 27, 2010
Jamie Davies O'Leary
Each year the Thomas B. Fordham Institute conducts an analysis of urban school performance in Ohio. We found that in 2009-10, 26 percent of public school students (district and charter) in Ohio's Big 8 urban communities attended a school rated A or B by the state, 28 percent attend a C-rated school, and 47 percent attended a school rated D or F.
Ohio's Education Reform Challenges: Lessons from the Frontlines
Mike Lafferty , Chester E. Finn, Jr. , Terry Ryan / July 6, 2010
Fordham has been both an advocate of choice and an authorizer of charter schools serving some of Ohio's neediest students. This book describes and analyzes our efforts, successes and failures, and what we think it means for others committed to school reform.
Needles in a Haystack: Lessons from Ohio's high-performing, high-need urban schools
Quentin Suffren , Theodore J. Wallace / March 25, 2010
Despite the overall dismal performance of schools serving Ohio's poor, urban youngsters, there are a handful of schools that buck these bleak trends and achieve significant results for their students. This report examines eight of these schools.
Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity: 2008-09 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report
Kathryn Mullen Upton, Esq. / November 20, 2009
As a charter school sponsor (authorizer), Fordham submits an accountability report to the Ohio Department of Education at the end of November each year. The report includes profiles of each Fordham-sponsored school, as well as graphics comparing the achievement data of our schools, their home districts, and statewide averages. You'll also find pertinent information on Ohio charter school spending over the last decade, and in the introduction, a timely analysis of the political and legislative environment impacting Ohio charters in 2008-09 that explains why the title, "Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity," is befitting.
