Policy Matters Ohio: 'Spend the American Rescue Plan money!'

<p><strong>Policy Matters Ohio: 'Spend the American Rescue Plan money!' </strong> - <em>Season 2, Episode 19</em></p><em>The federal government is giving Ohio schools $4.4 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act for things like hiring more educators and school counselors and for increasing pay to attract and retain the best teachers for our kids. But, staffing issues that started well before the pandemic continue to force schools to move to close for in-person instruction now. According to the research institute Policy Matters Ohio, the American Rescue Plan money could make a big difference in that situation. </em><p><strong>MORE | </strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/education-matters/id1549004446?itsct=podcast_box&amp;itscg=30200"><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong> to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts. </strong><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2VkdWNhdGlvbi1tYXR0ZXJz"><strong>Click here </strong></a><strong>to subscribe on Google podcasts.<br></strong><br><strong>Featured Education Matters guest: </strong></p><ul><li>David Pryer, Policy Matters Ohio<ul> <li>Tanisha is serving as a State Policy Fellow at Policy Matters Ohio working on examining the state budget through the lens of the K-12 school funding structure, workforce development, and reforming Ohio’s cash bail system. </li> <li>Currently, Tanisha is responsible for understanding, tracking, and developing expertise on Ohio’s K-12 funding formula, its history, and its impact on equity and success. Tanisha is also focused on analyzing the budget funding streams for workforce development spending, and data support for projects related to bail and justice reform in the state. </li> <li>Tanisha received a PhD in Public Policy and Urban Affairs with a concentration in International Development from Southern University and A &amp; M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her research interests include, International development and sustainability, closing the achieveme