Caught between work and childcare, families with kids under 5 more likely to be poor Photo from Bureau of Labor Statistics Expectant parents working in Washington DC had an extra reason to celebrate last month. The City Council passed legislation guaranteeing eight weeks of paid time for working parents to
[A slew of Ohio organizations jointly sent a statement to Governor Kasich on Wednesday, December 14, requesting that the Governor address Ohio’s staggering underfunding of mass transit. This blog excerpts most of what they requested with some minor edits for clarity.] Dear Governor Kasich: As you know, according to the
Nearly 1 million Ohioans could lose their healthcare if the Affordable Care Act is repealed The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made a huge difference in the lives of millions of Americans. Some of the changes are nearly invisible but widely used, such as the provision that allows children to
Ohio’s unemployment compensation system needs an overhaul. Fewer jobless workers here receive benefits than in other states, partly because of our high standard for how much you have to earn. And our UC fund has been inadequately financed for decades, causing our fund to go broke in 2009. We have
Foreclosures continue to decline, but remain elevated; Ohio can do more to prevent them.
When jobs are widely available, almost everyone goes to work. Many people who lose their jobs, unfortunately, aren’t eligible for unemployment benefits at all. Most of those who are eligible for unemployment nonetheless return to work well before their benefits run out. When people do have to turn to unemployment,
Talk to an educator or policymaker about elementary and secondary education in the United States and before long you’ll hear it referred to as “K-12.” The United States is not alone in maintaining a public education system that runs from kindergarten through grade 12, thus making kindergarten the foundation for
Justice: Our executive director Amy Hanauer joins president Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers, the Reverend Jawanza Colvin of Cleveland’s Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, president Tom Steyer of NextGen Foundation, and the Reverend Tony Minor to discuss economic, educational, environmental and social justice, Friday, October 7 at noon
Melissa Cropper, Chris Mabe and Indigo Bishop to help guide public policy institute.
Many Cincinnati children are shut out of preschool.
Policy Matters proposes steps to modernize Ohio’s tax system in testimony to lawmakers.
Draconian measure to slash benefits is wrong approach to prod employment, report says.
