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Bookmark or Share- Ohio Research - The Thomas B. Fordham InstituteFordham Ohio advocates for policies that advance educational excellence for all Ohio students. High-quality research and analysis—conducted in-house and by external researchers and experts—helps us advance that goal by framing key issues with sound data.
- Think Again: Is education funding in America still unequal?When the Urban Institute itself used a somewhat different methodology to study school finance in 2022, they still found that funding was slightly progressive: “1 percent more funding is allocated to students from households in poverty nationwide than toward students from households not in poverty.”
- Does spending on school facilities raise student test scores?Schools across the country spend billions of dollars each year on the construction and renovation of their facilities—everything from roof repairs to new science labs and from classroom expansions to whole new buildings. How do these expenditures impact students and the taxpaying community around schools? A recent report goes into fine-grained detail to try and answer those questions.
- Do College Admissions Exams Drive Higher Education InequitiesTheir dean of admissions explained that “considering performance on the SAT/ACT, particularly the math section, substantially improves the predictive validity of our decisions with respect to subsequent student success at the Institute.”
- About - The Thomas B. Fordham InstituteThe Thomas B. Fordham Institute and its affiliated Foundation promote educational excellence for every child in America via quality research, analysis, and commentary, as well as advocacy and exemplary charter school authorizing in Ohio.
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