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It’s no secret that Cleveland City Schools are on the cusp of failure. That’s why The Reason Foundation has recently teamed up with actor Drew Carey to do something about it. The internet film series “Reason Saves Cleveland” takes a look at what Cleveland can do to reform its K-12 education system and become a leader in 21st Century Education. Check out these videos and policy report.

Fix the Schools: Reason Saves Cleveland with Drew Carey, Episode 2

Ten Ideas to Fix Cleveland’s Schools

Policy Brief: Fix the City Schools: Moving All Schools to Charter-like Autonomy.

In February, the Buckeye Institute released the State of the State report detailing that over the last 20 years, the scope and cost of government in Ohio has increased while there has been poor job growth. New numbers recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that a bad jobs report just got worse. Buckeye President, Matt Mayer, spoke about it on the Bob Conners radio show this morning.

Mayer also wrote an op-ed on the subject that appeared in this past Sunday’s Toledo Blade.

On Friday the Buckeye Institute released the 2010 State of the State report showing that Ohio has had two decades of slow job growth in every area except for government jobs. The report outlines the negative impact Ohio’s unfriendly business climate and skyrocketing government costs have on the state’s well being.

Buckeye President, Matt Mayer spoke with Bob Connors on Tuesday about the report and the economic health of Ohio.

Steve Yagielo doesn’t seem to understand the facts when it comes to unionized verses non-unionized labor. In a recent Norwalk Reflector article, Yagielo calls Matt Mayer’s argument that high-cost unions are partially responsible for Ohio’s job loss, nonsense. All of this despite the fact that 11 of the top15 states in job growth are right to work.

That article can be read here.

Buckeye Institute President Matt Mayer spoke with Huron County business leaders last night about the negative effects unions have had on Ohio’s economy. A recap of Mayer’s conversation can be found in this Sandusky Register article.

Buckeye Institute President Matt Mayer was on the Bob Conners radio show Wednesday talking about the wastefulness of Ohio’s proposed high speed rail.

Despite the Governor’s excitement, there are mixed reviews on the proposed $400 million high speed rail plan for Ohio. Buckeye Institute President Matt Mayer speaks to some practical concerns about the plan in this Columbus Dispatch article.

Buckeye Institute President Matt Mayer gave his take on Governor Strickland’s State of the State address during a recent panel for the Ohio Farm Bureau.

http://ofbf.org/media-and-publications/listen/4/381/

Buckeye Institute President, Matt Mayer, was on the Bob Conners show speaking about the Christmas Day terror scare.

Buckeye Institute President, Matt Mayer, wrote this editorial that appeared in the Columbus Dispatch on December 24. His editorial draws attention to the  lack of big ideas in the Ohio General Assembly that would truly fix Ohio’s budget woes.