Recovery Act Investment in Ohio’s Workforce: Use and Distribution of Recovery...
Ohio received more than $8.5 billion in Recovery Act funds more than $370 million of which is dedicated funding to support job training. Only 45 percent of Ohio workers possess post-secondary...
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This report, the second in a three-part series, investigates investment in Ohio’s workforce development system from Department of Labor sources. Press Release Executive Summary Full Report (read more)
View ArticleRecovery Act Investment in Ohio’s Workforce: Use and Distribution of...
This report, the third in a three-part series, investigates investment in Ohio’s workforce development system through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Press Release Executive Summary Full Report...
View ArticleWorkforce Training in the 2012-2013 Ohio Budget
A strong workforce training system is integral to Ohio’s economic recovery. Ohio has skilled workers, but the skills don’t always match the jobs available. Yet we’ve cut training for worker funding....
View ArticleHollowing out: Job loss, job growth and skills for the future
Photo by Steve Cagan “The shrinking share of post-secondary jobs should be viewed as a call to action to boost educational attainment and to directly address our sluggish economy; Ohio can reverse...
View ArticleMid-Biennium Review gets criticism, some praise
Tax cut to wealthiest is problematic, severance tax worth expanding Ohio should have a stronger tax on the depletion of the state’s natural resources. For that reason, Policy Matters Ohio found merit...
View ArticleA budget that works
Policy Matters will be watching closely, analyzing, praising the smart solutions and suggesting other ways that the state budget can ensure that Ohio is creating a society that works for everyone....
View ArticleEmployment Connection: Demand-driven model increases job placement
By implementing a demand-driven model in mid-2010, Employment Connection, the workforce-training agency for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, has greatly improved the services it provides to local firms...
View ArticleTestimony questions value of enterprise zones
Over the past 30 years, the enterprise zone program accomplished the opposite of what it was designed to accomplish. It facilitated the movement of jobs and investment away from distressed communities...
View ArticleMore cuts in income-tax rates won’t help Ohio
Gov. Kasich’s proposal contains helpful initiatives, but Ohio does not need the across-the-board income-tax cut that is the centerpiece of his mid-biennium budget proposal. For immediate release...
View ArticleWow, WIOA!
New opportunities to advance economic mobility. Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Download report Download summary Download comments to ODJFS By Hannah Halbert A new federal statute, the Workforce...
View ArticleOhio must step up its game to advance economic mobility
Federal job-training act provides opportunities for workers to thrive. For immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Full report Download summary A new federal job-training act holds...
View ArticleReport: Use workforce dollars to boost job quality
States should focus workforce-development plans on employers that meet high standards for managing their labor force. Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614-221-4505 Download release Download report States and...
View ArticleGED collapse prevents Ohioans from attaining high school diplomas
Barriers created by for-profit company caused 85 percent drop in number of Ohioans passing exam. Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.221.4505 Download report Download summary Press release Executive summary...
View ArticleGovernor proposes smart reforms to high school equivalency exam
New testing options needed in face of GED collapse in Ohio. For immediate release Contact: Hannah Halbert, 614.397.6080 Download release Gov. John Kasich is proposing needed reforms in the state’s...
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