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• 2 Maryland education bills focus on class size, support staff pay

  She explained that according to the Economic Policy Institute, the median weekly wage for food service workers is $331.

  WTOP February 25, 2022
• Is homeschooling the future of education?

  internet-connected devices, according to the Economic Policy Institute … Lance Izumi, senior director at the Pacific Research Institute’s …(paywall).

  The Californian February 25, 2022
• After the #MeToo bill, is the future of mandatory arbitration in question?

  This decision was a game changer for employers. Due to the privacy of arbitration, data can be hard to come by. According to an estimate from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, however, the share of workers subject to mandatory arbitration rose from just over 2% in 1992 to roughly one-quarter of the workforce by the early 2000s. Per the same analysis, the share of workers subject to mandatory arbitration now exceeds 55%. 

  HR Dive February 25, 2022
• Repairing the Whole: How Reparations Can Address Physical and Mental Health

  For Black families, particularly those dealing with the weight of poverty, threatening situations are plentiful. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 64 percent of Black children have been exposed to one or more frightening or threatening experiences, while only 48 percent of white children are.

  Nonprofit Quarterly February 25, 2022
• Democrats Used to Be Able to Get Things Done. What Happened?

  Another problem for Democrats is geography: Progressive activists form a consistent critical mass only in deep-blue cities or states — which limits their ability to win over moderate voters in other parts of the country. Universities and progressive think tanks like the Roosevelt Institute and Economic Policy Institute abound with innovative ideas about how to narrow the income gap, expand and lower the cost of health care, craft a Green New Deal, curb the power of Amazon and its corporate ilk. But their plans lie fallow without a well-organized constituency of working-class Americans that can elect enough politicians to turn them into law.

  New York Times February 25, 2022
• This Is What’s Wrong With Tim Cook’s $99 Million Pay Package. It Has Nothing to Do With Money

  To quote the Economic Policy Institute: “Exorbitant CEO pay is a major contributor to rising inequality that we could safely do away with. CEOs are getting more because of their power to set pay and because so much of their pay (more than 80%) is stock-related, not because they are increasing their productivity or possess specific, high-demand skills.”

  Inc. February 25, 2022
• What Can Biden Say About the Economic State of Our Union?

  “There’s still a long way to go,” Economic Policy Institute President Heidi Shierholz tweeted, “but we’re on track to recover from this recession eight years faster than we recovered from the Great Recession, because of our policy response.”

  Inequality.org February 25, 2022
• Inflation Woes Hit the Middle Class

  “There’s no knob you can turn that only reduces inflation without having consequence for lots of other things we care about in the economy as well,” said Josh Bivens, Director of Research at the Economic Policy Institute.

  The Tennessee Tribune February 25, 2022
• How to Get Hired If You’re an Older Worker

  Teresa Ghilarducci is the Schwartz Professor of Economics at the New School for Social Research. She’s the co-author of “Rescuing Retirement” and a member of the board of directors of the Economic Policy Institute.

  Bloomberg February 25, 2022
• Wednesday Morning Coffee

  Here’s a state-by-state breakdown, based on data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute:

  • Delaware: $9.25/hr. to $10.50/hr., 1/1/22
  • Maryland: $11.75/hr. to $12.50/hr., 1/1/22
  • New Jersey: $12/hr to $13/hr., 1/1/22
  • New York: $12.50/hr, with index raise, to $13.20
  • Ohio: $8.80/hr., with index raise starting 1/1/22
  • West Virginia: $8.75/hr., no increase
  Pennsylvania Capital-Star February 25, 2022