Ohio: The Facts are In. Vouchers Should Not Subsidize the Affluent dianeravitch.net/2024/03/20/ohi… via Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦📚🌈🗽🌹🇨🇱❤️

School vouchers siphon public funds from our public schools (which 90% of students attend) to private, often religious institutions that are not required to adhere to the same non-discrimination laws. These programs harm our kids and communities.

Commentary: Ohio private school handouts exploded from $69 million in 2008 to $360 million in 2019. But that’s nothing compared to the 2023-2024 school year, with state-funded private-school vouchers on track to hit $1 billion by June. By Marilou Johanek ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/04/02/ohi…

Very sad to learn former Senator and founding Policy Matters board member C.J. Prentiss has passed. There would be no Policy Matters without the Senator. The whole heart of PMO goes out to Michael and all those who love C.J.

Ohio is fast becoming the Wild West for vouchers. The program has grown from $42 million in 2008 to $1 billion this year.

Child care is simply not affordable for many Ohio families. $10.52 an hour is higher than the minimum wage! policymattersohio.org/research-polic…

Happy Teacher Appreciation week! #ohpol

States with voucher systems have fallen behind national per-pupil spending averages since 2007. Critical new analysis Economic Policy Institute epi.org/blog/vouchers-…

Celebrating Juneteenth by envisioning a better future for Black women in Ohio. Our latest report by bree and Tanisha S. Pruitt, Ph.D. suggests key policy changes to foster equity and opportunity. policymattersohio.org/research-polic…

🚨🚨🚨Attention Ohio voters!🚨🚨🚨 The Ohio Secretary of State's office has released the names of voters who are being removed from Ohio's voter database. Here’s how to check if you’ve been removed. Go to registrationreadiness.ohiosos.gov and enter your name. Check your status now!

Good luck attracting and keeping faculty with zero job protections. SB 83 would make Ohio colleges and universities a joke. Tell reps SB 83 is bad for workers, bad for students, and bad for higher ed: ocaaup.org/news/urgent-ac… #StopSB83 #NoOnSB83

Despite their immense capabilities, potential, and resilience, Black women in Ohio will remain at a structural disadvantage until we make their well-being a policy priority. For specific policy recommendations, read Tanisha S. Pruitt, Ph.D. and bree's report: policymattersohio.org/research-polic…

"Society has a collective responsibility to invest in higher education as a public good that benefits everyone, not just those who directly receive it." -Tanisha S. Pruitt, Ph.D. policymattersohio.org/blog/2024/07/2…

"The data in this report serves as the proverbial canary in the coal mine, warning that basic mental, physical, and social needs, critical to a young person’s healthy development, are going unmet." -Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (Tanisha S. Pruitt, Ph.D.) policymattersohio.org/research-polic…

In her latest report, Tanisha S. Pruitt, Ph.D. found that far too many kids in Ohio are missing too much school. The report also explores how exclusionary discipline further disconnects students and can push them towards the school-to-prison pipeline. For more: policymattersohio.org/research-polic…

“Student disconnection” spurred on by mental health factors, disproportionate discipline and a lack of in-school supports plays its part in driving Ohio’s absenteeism rate, according to a new report from an Ohio think tank. By Susan Tebben ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/08/23/rep…

If you know someone in line at the BOE, please text them this number: 844-OH-I-VOTE It’s the ODP voter protection hotline. If they’re in line by 5pm, and they stay in line, they will be able to vote today. 🗳️

I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Tell Your State Legislators to Protect Education for ALL Our Kids!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-y… #FundingMatters

I just signed on to the People’s Budget because I believe in an Ohio that works for everyone. Whether you’re Black, brown, white, born here, or new to our state, we all deserve a fair shot at a good life. Ohio Organizing Collaborative Policy Matters Ohio actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-on-…