As voucher programs mature, critics warn of fiscal harms to public school systems. According to a fiscal externality calculator developed by the Economic Policy Institute, students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District could receive $364 to $927 less in per pupil education spending — or up to $12 million to $31 million overall — due to private school vouchers.
K-12 Dive
January 26, 2026
Meanwhile, the annual gross income needed to cover the basic needs of a family of two adults and four children in the Washington, D.C., area, where the vice president and his family live, is about $177,600, according to the Economic Policy Institute’s family budget calculator, which the left-leaning organization describes as measuring “the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living.”
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“There are many different factors that enter into the decision to have one or more children,” said EPI’s Gould, adding that financially, it has become a widely accepted fact that “it’s a struggle for a lot of people” now.
MarketWatch
January 26, 2026
A year later, organizations like the Economic Policy Institute have highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts to even undermine Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and curtail economic justice for people of color, still today, on the 40th Anniversary of King Day as a national holiday.
So far, the administration has weakened enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by undermining the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and gutting the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, making it easier for employers to discriminate against Black workers and other marginalized groups. It has also effectively eliminated the Minority Business Development Agency, the only federal agency dedicated to helping minority-owned businesses overcome systemic barriers.
Atlanta Black Star
January 26, 2026
The income inequality in areas like Teton County, Wyoming, is eye-opening. According to Economic Policy Institute data, the top 1% of the population in Teton County makes 142.2 times more than the bottom 99% of the county’s population.
GO Banking Rates
January 26, 2026
Source: Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator
Motley Fool
January 26, 2026
Investopedia
January 26, 2026
Senator Tuberville’s words speak for themselves, and voters will have to decide if they want to hear more of this from their future governor. I hope he will consider this statement from the Economic Policy Institute article May 2025, entitled, “The five-alarm fire that public education is facing.” It states, “The only education system that can fulfill the promise of equal opportunity for all children, regardless of race, disability, or income, is a fully funded system of public schools. Lawmakers interested in building prosperous communities should invest in public schools rather than defunding and privatizing them.”
This article goes on to list the five “alarms,” which are the following:
Alabama Political Reporter
January 26, 2026
According to the Economic Policy Institute, increasing the minimum wage can boost local economies because low-wage workers are more likely to spend additional earnings on goods and services in their communities.
Royal Examiner (Virginia)
January 26, 2026
A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute noted that as of last year, there were nearly 350 pending or settled unfair labor practice charges against Amazon and its subsidiaries across 27 U.S. states, many involving fired workers.
Truthout
January 26, 2026