Ohio, like the rest of the nation and much of the world, has lost jobs in the Great Recession. 2-Page Fact Sheet
Overall, the state budget proposed for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 by the Kasich administration relies on cuts to make ends meet, rather than considering ways to raise new revenue. Nowhere is the risk to Ohio’s future more evident than in the administration’s plans for K-12 education. In this brief,
An Analysis of Education Funding Proposed by the Kasich Administration Overall, the state budget proposed for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 by the Kasich administration relies on cuts to make ends meet, rather than considering ways to raise new revenue. Nowhere is the risk to Ohio’s future more evident than
Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget shortchanges key investments that Ohio needs to be making. It cuts funding to public schools by more than $2 billion compared to the current biennium, while reducing support for higher education. Important human services ??” Federally Qualified Health Centers, kinship care that helps keep children
Dynamic speaker and author of “Wage Theft in America”, Kim Bobo, spoke about wage theft at Trinity Commons in Cleveland on March 7, 2011. This talk was presented by Policy Matters Ohio and the Ohio Alliance Against Wage Theft. Click here to view the event flyer.
I am currently conducting a research study on credit card marketing and solicitation on college campuses. Included in this research, I surveyed 400 students and 20 residence life directors from Ohio’s campuses. I also made public information requests from the eight largest state colleges and several community colleges regarding their
One Ohio… Now – More than 35 organizations and hundreds of individuals gathered in Columbus on January 14 to launch a new coalition that argues for a balanced approach to the Ohio budget that relies in part on raising more revenue for needed services. Learn about One Ohio Now and
While urban counties like Cuyahoga County are still the leaders in foreclosure rates in Ohio, foreclosure growth rates were higher in smaller, non-urban counties. Although the overall rate of foreclosures in Ohio declined by four percent in 2010 as compared to 2009, foreclosure levels remain at crisis levels, a 142
Weak oversight continues to undermine Ohio’s charter school sector, allowing charter management companies to evade the law with little or no accountability. This release documents how the Leona Group, a Phoenix-based, for-profit management firm, skirted Ohio law by opening a new school to replace one closed by the state. Paul
Rutgers University professor Jeffrey H. Keefe conducted a comprehensive analysis of public and private sector compensation in Ohio. He found that, controlling for education, experience and other factors, state and local public sector employees in Ohio are paid several percentage points less than their private sector counterparts. This comparison includes
Policy Matters Ohio investigated the nature and growth of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in Cuyahoga County in 2010. The report details successful marketing strategies such as radio advertisements and having a universal, three-digit phone referral number for clients. The report also discusses integrating financial services and asset building for
Policy Matters produced this video in January 2011 as state policymakers began planning Ohio’s FY 2012-13 biennial budget. We interviewed staff and other Ohioans who advocate for a balanced approach to Ohio’s budget crisis that includes new revenue to meet the state’s needs and build a stronger economy. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zj29Z8dBKA&feature=autoplay&list=ULGItv_8npHUM&lf=mfu_in_order&playnext=54[/youtube]
