On June 17th Shanelle Smith presented on a Green Jobs panel in Cleveland, panel headed by National AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and Cleveland’s Federation of Labor, Harriet Applegate.
On June 16th Ohio Apollo gave presentation “Good Jobs, Green Jobs: Building Partnerships with Labor and Employers” to National Association of Regional Councils’ (NARC) Department of Labor Pathways out of Poverty project administrators.
Policy Matters Ohio participated in a Cuyahoga County Transit Coalition meeting on June 15th, 2010 at the United Labor Agency. The meeting was an update on Ohio’s transportation budget and featured Ohio Senator Nina Turner as the guest speaker. Click here for the event flyer.
Imagine… accountable schools – Imagine Schools, Inc. – the nation’s largest for-profit charter school management company, with 71 schools nationwide and 11 in Ohio – has a poor record of performance in Ohio and a business model that includes elaborate real-estate transactions, high management and operations fees, overlapping business relationships,
[HTML1] See the Ohio House Districts Map Press Release – Refund the Credit Report: Dollars that Make Sense 2009
[HTML1] See the Ohio Senate Districts Map Press Release – Refund the Credit Report: Dollars that Make Sense 2009
A statewide Ohio coalition to fight wage theft and independent contractor misclassification emerged from a meeting in Columbus on May 11 sponsored by the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center and Policy Matters Ohio. About 60 people, including lawyers, union officials, low?income and immigrant?rights advocates and policy researchers, as well as state
Policy Matters recently released a study of the practices in Ohio of Imagine Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest for-profit charter school management company. Imagine manages 71 schools around the country, including 11 in Ohio. I believe our findings are relevant to this hearing about the relationship between charter management companies
Hosted a book talk and panel discussion (May 27th) for Joan Fitzgerald, author of the new book Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development at Cleveland State’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. Co-sponsored by Policy Matters Ohio.
Future Middle Class – Ohio’s young adults are coming of age in a tough economy, ravaged by a deep recession. High education costs, lower wages, and weak regulation of exploitative lending combine to put young adults behind, just as they should be getting started. This report from Policy Matters and
Imagine Schools, Inc., is the nation’s largest for-profit charter school management company, with 71 schools nationwide and 11 in Ohio. This report found that Imagine has a poor record of performance in Ohio and a business model that includes elaborate school real estate transactions, high management and operations fees, overlapping
On April 26th, 2010 Amy Hanauer, along with Nancy Cauthen (Demos), Lindsay McCluskey (United States Student Association), Monique Menefee (Tri-C) and Ohio State Senator Nina Turner, held a panel discussion on the economic challenges facing young adults and how federal and state policies can restore opportunities for the next generation.
