By Michael Shields, Drew Canfield Diana Granados Early education is vital to child development and requires quality programs. Access to early education can also enable parents to work. Investing in quality preschool programs, making them affordable, and accounting for work schedules are key to ensuring that all Mahoning Valley families
A previous version of this report had misstated that Senate Bill 66 was a budget bill. SB66 is separate legislation. Proposed criminal justice legislation and changes to the 2018-2019 Ohio budget would likely reduce the number of inmates and overall costs of incarceration and make communities safer by channeling some
Ohio’s prisons are overcrowded – operating at 132 percent of capacity. But new legislation and provisions in the state budget show that state lawmakers are starting to see the benefits of investing in rehabilitation instead of incarceration for some non-violent offenders. If passed, the budget bill House Bill 49 and
Federal budget should make good on manufacturing promises Photo by Steve Cagan On Thursday, President Donald Trump will release his federal budget plan. Although he campaigned on the promise of bringing back manufacturing jobs, it’s widely expected this budget will cut funding to programs that could grow the industry. Research
At its height, manufacturing dominated the Ohio economy, employing half of all workers in the state. That was during World War II, supplying the Allied forces. Since then, the manufacturing footprint has shrunken, but the sector remains a vital part of the economy. Today, one in eight Ohio workers is
Despite declines, manufacturing accounts for 1 in 8 Ohio jobs
More than 12 million workers nationally and 351,000 in Ohio would stand to benefit from new overtime threshold In a blow to more than 12 million American workers, including 351,000 in Ohio, a federal judge has blocked implementation of an overtime rule set to take effect on December 1. The
Cleveland expands its program and Cincinnati and Dayton approve preschool for all Communities across Ohio are recognizing the vital need for preschool as an early learning foundation and coming up with innovative solutions to deliver quality programs to families. This election day, Cincinnati and Dayton approved measures that will dramatically
Ohio and other states are fighting updated U.S. rule that allows more workers to qualify for overtime.
Download report Download summary Press release Executive Summary Quality preschool improves children’s educational outcomes into the elementary grades, and good programs with wraparound childcare anchor family financial stability by enabling parents to work. Yet, too few Cincinnati children have access to a good preschool or any preschool at all. A
Raising rates could hurt job growth and recovery as labor force continues to struggle.
Higher minimum would help 88,000 workers and boost consumer spending.
