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The institute conducted an online survey of 811 juniors and seniors in Februarhyand March, along with threed focus groups. The studente were from Case Western Reserve, Kent State Miami University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Ohio Universitty and the Universityof Dayton. The 58 percent – 51 percent of in-stated students and 79 percentof out-of-statde students – said they will look elsewherer for jobs after graduation. Amongv the findings: • 89 percent said they want to live in a placwe where good jobsare available, but only 11 percent rated Ohio’s job prospects as “excellent.
” • Thosew expecting to leave after graduation also cited cultura and leisure activities as important indicatord of where to live. • 74 percentf want a job with good opportunities for pay and while 53 percent thought a job that offered ongointg new challenges wasmore important. • 61 percent want a job with goodretirementr benefits, while 14 percent said a unionized job woulds be a deciding factor. • Most said job experience likeinternships (60 percent), co-op programes (53 percent) and opportunities to meet with Ohio companies (52 would help keep them at home; 65 percent said Ohio shoulcd offer a 10-year state income tax crediyt to remain in the state.
“We need our best and brightest to invesf their energy and futurr in Ohio to generate theeconomixc vigor, new technologies and other economic developments that will spur the progreszs we need to modernize and said Terry Ryan, the institute’s vice presidengt for Ohio programs and policy, in a news release. The Thomasw B. Fordham Institute is an education policuy think tank with offices in Daytohnand Washington, D.C.