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Ohio Bridges to Opportunity Initiative
Institutional Barriers

 Institutional Barriers to Higher Education for Low-wage Workers

Ohio offers a wealth of community and technical colleges, and adult career centers, that are passionate about helping students succeed. Ironically, disconnects between and within these well-meaning institutions are creating barriers to their success. These include:

  • disconnects within the same institution, such as conflicts between academic schedules and the real-life schedules of working adults;
  • disconnects between workforce education institutions and the public employment system (mainly insufficient communication);
  • disconnects between workforce education institutions and human service agencies, including insufficient cooperation between workforce education institutions, community organizations, and other human service agencies;
  • disconnects between workforce education institutions and employers, including insufficient knowledge of and response to employer needs.

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Initiative Highlights
New Research Reveals Top Ten Skills for 2020
A subcommittee for Ohio Board of Education releases a top 10 list of the most important skills, knowledge and behaviors students will need to succeed in the global economy and ways to strengthen the education system to better meet students' needs.
Receive pre-release updates on the 2009 Education Map
We’d like to offer you a sneak preview of what’s coming on the 2009 map, which is being released in January 2009. Each month, we will share some of the new impact areas and trends with you, and each month, we will ask for your feedback. We hope you'll tell us what you really think and feel about the Future of Education! Sign-up now!
Ohio launches workforce development system built on Career Pathways
KnowledgeWorks plays a role as the state moves to address the needs of low-wage earners and regional employers.
Career Pathways Explored: Stories from Ohio
This video documents the importance of forming partnerships between education, economic, and workforce development organizations to address turning the regional economy around.