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Tax credit to stay in the Buckeye State?

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By guest blogger and Ohio policy and research intern Matthew Walsh

Today, the Ohio House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means heard sponsor testimony from Rep. Cheryl Grossman (R-Grove City)  about HB 144, legislation that aims to tackle Ohio’s “brain drain” by granting a state income tax credit to anyone who earns a bachelor’s degree then lives in the Buckeye State for five years.  Fordham explored just this topic in our recent report, Losing Ohio’s Future: Why college graduates flee the Buckeye State and what might be done about it, and found that while 58 percent of surveyed undergraduates plan to leave Ohio after they get their diplomas, 65 percent say a state income tax credit would be an enticing reason to stay here.   It seems Rep. Grossman is a fan of our work–she cited our report in her testimony and distributed copies of the report to committee members as well.

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June 24, 2009 at 5:37 pm | Permalink | Tags: , , ,

On tap in today’s Ohio Gadfly

Emmy Partin

Today’s Ohio Education Gadfly is our last regular issue before a short summer break, so you don’t want to miss it.  Mike recaps media coverage and reaction to our latest report, Losing Ohio’s Future: Why college graduates flee the Buckeye State and what might be done about it. Suzannah ponders Ohio’s “catch-22″ when it comes to updating the Buckeye State’s academic content standards.  Matt recommends a new report about the high-school dropout problem, and Rachel wonders if Americans are smarter than 5th graders?  Read the entire Ohio ‘Fly here.

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June 24, 2009 at 9:48 am | Permalink | Tags: , , , ,