To improve education and workforce in Ohio, the Blueprint recommends that we reduce barriers to employment, expand education and job training, grow Ohio’s population and recruit out-of-state workers, and modernize Ohio’s workforce for in-demand occupations.
In order to reduce barriers to employment, the issue of childcare must be addressed. Ohio’s infant care on average is more costly than rent. In addition, sixty percent of rural Ohioans live in “childcare deserts,” which means that there are no childcare providers available or that the few existing ones cannot keep up with the population. We can work to improve this metric by incentivizing childcare startups in rural areas and further examining childcare facility regulations to determine potential reforms.
Other issues to address when assessing barriers to employment include supporting workforce participation for individuals with a criminal record, supporting employers to…
