Posted on 02/05/16 by Harlan Spector in Revenue & Budget
Early childhood education helps kids thrive in school, helps parents work, and employs teachers in our still-slow economy. Yet preschool and childcare funding in Ohio seem perpetually stuck in second class. Children of low-income families here are much less likely to be enrolled in publicly funded preschool or childcare than in other states, our latest report shows. The analysis by Senior Project Director Wendy Patton finds that state funding increased in the 2016-2017 budget. That’s great. But adjusted for inflation, Ohio is behind where it was earlier in the decade. Even counting this year’s funding boost, Ohio still has fewer preschool... read more
Posted on 03/31/15 by Harlan Spector in Work & Wages
A news story in The Cleveland Plain Dealer today calls attention to a report we released recently about a growing number of low-income working families, which includes a disproportionate share of minority families. As low-wage jobs... read more
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