Posted on 03/16/22 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
Cleveland charter school uses public dollars to fight union drive
Teachers at Menlo Park Academy come to work every day to shape the minds and inspire the dreams of young Clevelanders. They are in the middle of a union drive at the privately operated, publicly funded charter school, which serves gifted students in grades K-8. Management is fighting them every inch of the way.
The use of public funds for charter schools in Ohio already undermines Ohio’s public education system. The state is spending hundreds of millions on privately run charter schools and asking for little accountability in return. That's how scandals... read more
Posted on 03/14/22 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
By Will Petrik of Policy Matters Ohio and Katherine Ungar, J.D. with Children's Defense Fund of Ohio
All of us, no matter what we look like or where we live, deserve to thrive and pursue... read more
Posted on 02/11/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Bishop Marcia Dinkins leads the charge with first-ever BLAC paper
For most of the last century, the people of Appalachia’s Ohio River Valley powered the prosperity of this nation. What you might not know — because... read more
Posted on 02/03/22 by Caitlin Johnson (she/her) in Health & Health Equity
As a Black woman who lived her entire life in Cleveland, Yvonka Hall knows health is multidimensional. Where people live, their jobs, their housing, their education, their family situations — all have profound effects on... read more
Posted on 01/31/22 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
School is a place where childhood happens. It’s not only where children learn basic skills, but where they're challenged and inspired. COVID-19 and the state’s legacy of inadequate and inequitable funding has upended school as... read more
Posted on 01/20/22 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
What’s at stake for families as the monthly child tax credit payment ends
As we start the new year, parents are planning for the future and working hard to provide their kids a great quality of... read more
Posted on 11/22/21 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
The pandemic took a toll on Americans of all walks of life, especially schoolchildren and educators. Throughout the pandemic, parents, teachers and children navigated school closures, hybrid learning and constantly evolving safety protocols. The $1.9... read more
Posted on 11/18/21 by Guillermo Bervejillo (he/him) in Fracking
The responsible use of Ohio’s natural resources is crucial to the well-being of its residents and to the long-term sustainability of its economic infrastructure. Currently, Ohio is 13th among states in terms of crude oil... read more