Posted on 08/30/22 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
Educators and students are returning to Columbus City Schools (CCS) this week with renewed spirits and a new sense of hope that they will get the building conditions and support that they need and deserve. It’s truly a victory for the entire community. Today, many corporate-backed politicians and interest groups attempt to pit parents against teachers by using racially tinged scare tactics. Instead, parents, students, and community members joined striking members of the Columbus Education Association (CEA) on the picket line to demand better conditions in the schools. “The board needs to listen to the staff and faculty of schools that are... read more
Posted on 08/09/22 by Teagan Hughes in Education & Training
ReImagine Appalachia is a coalition of policy, labor, environmental and racial equity groups working toward recovery and prosperity for Ohio River Valley communities, co-directed by Policy Matters Ohio Senior Researcher Amanda Woodrum. The ReImagine blueprint... read more
Posted on 06/21/22 by Caitlin Johnson (she/her)
[image:1] Before she moved back to Ohio nearly three years ago, Brecksville native Sharon Kim was an activist in her Brooklyn, NY neighborhood, Greenpoint. A clinical research administrator by trade, she advocated for single payer health... read more
Posted on 06/16/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Local Sustainability
Our homes should be our safe place, where we know we can keep ourselves and our loved ones free from harm. But throughout Ohio this week, people had to leave their homes to find relief... read more
Posted on 05/04/22 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
Every day in schools, students learn to read, write, multiply and divide. These skills are fundamental and necessary for children’s future success. Arts education allows students to develop in other ways. By learning how to... read more
Posted on 04/22/22 by Caitlin Johnson (she/her) in Health & Health Equity
[image:2] Years ago, Kim Foreman was in a meeting discussing the buzzword of the day: Sustainability. She looked around the room and realized all the people there were white. Kim, who worked for Cleveland-based Environmental Health... read more
Posted on 04/01/22 by Daniel Ortiz (he/him) in Democracy & Government
[image:1] Strong communities show up for each other. For Cleveland VOTES cofounders Erika Anthony and Crystal Bryant, that’s what democracy really comes down to: everyday people showing up for their neighbors. They founded the organization in... read more
Posted on 03/24/22 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Democracy & Government
[image:1] Former State Senator Ray Miller’s interest in media and Black newspapers started at an early age. He remembers his family moving to Columbus and all the kids in the neighborhood asking if he wanted to... read more
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