Good morning, Chairman Dolan, Vice Chairman Burke, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the Committee. My name is Victoria Jackson and I am a researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the
Public education is the backbone of our communities and keeps our economy strong. It prepares children for higher education, the workforce, and civic life. To prepare children for the future, schools must meet their academic, emotional, social, and physical needs. Both Governor DeWine and the Ohio House took important steps
Both Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio House of Representatives put forward budgets that would increase wraparound supports for Ohio’s K-12 schools – especially those in high-poverty communities. Neither proposal, however, fixes the longstanding flaws in Ohio’s school funding formula that favor the most advantaged districts over those that serve
Good morning, Chairman Merrin, Vice Chairman Manning, Ranking Member Boyd and members of the committee. My name is Victoria Jackson and I am a researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the
Good morning, Chairman Dolan, Vice Chairman Burke, Ranking Member Sykes and members of the Committee. My name is Victoria Jackson and I am a researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the
Introduction We all benefit when everyone has the ability to pursue their dreams. For many, that means getting a college degree or high-quality certificate. In Ohio, the high cost of college puts that out of reach for too many students. Ohio provides need-based aid, through a program called the Ohio
This weekend, thousands of promising Ohioans will walk across the stage to receive their college degrees. Many of them will face years of student loans payments. Others won’t be on the stage: the cost of tuition, room and board kept them from going to college in the first place. Ohio
Higher education prepares students to meet future challenges and be productive members of society. Yet, in the 2020-2021 state budget, Ohio policymakers continue to starve public colleges and universities. Funding for State Share of Instruction (SSI), the main state funding for public colleges, goes backward once projected inflation is considered.
Secretary Sonny Perdue United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 Re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents RIN 0584-AE57 Dear Secretary Perdue: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the United States Department of Agriculture’s proposed change to the existing
Good morning, Chairman Carfagna, Ranking Member Sweeney and members of the Committee. My name is Victoria Jackson and I am a researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to submit
Good morning, Co-Chairman Cupp, Co-Chairman Patterson, and members of the Committee. My name is Victoria Jackson and I am a researcher with Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more vibrant, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony.
“We are going to direct significant number state resources to Ohio’s most in need children to help them overcome the barriers and disadvantages of poverty and trauma. Our school children, who are suffering. We have both a moral and economic imperative to support these students every way we can and
