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• The COVID-19 learning gap

  A report from the Economic Policy Institute, titled COVID-19 and student performance, equity, and U.S. education policy, found that online learning and teaching are effective only if students have consistent access to the internet and computers and if teachers have received targeted training and support for online instruction.

  North Carolina Health News February 11, 2021
• Sen. Ron Wyden Will Introduce A $500 Million Bill Seeking To Update State Unemployment Systems That Delayed Payments To Millions Last Year

  Research by the Economic Policy Institute estimated that while about 21.5 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the first month of the pandemic, another 12 million did not even get to apply for aid as they struggled with the systems to obtain such payments.

  Forbes February 11, 2021
• Getting Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate

  And if people have more money, they might spend more. A 2020 study from Princeton University shows that providing low-wage workers with more money directly leads to increased consumer demand. That’s because they quickly recirculate their wages, says Heidi Shierholz, senior economist and director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Low-wage workers and unemployed people, she says, typically have “no choice but to spend immediately on necessities.”

  Inc. February 11, 2021
• U.S. Rep. Lawrence Highlights Raise The Wage Act Report

  Detroit, MI – Today, U.S. Representative Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14) shared a report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) that analyzed the benefits of the Raise the Wage Act. Rep. Lawrence is an original co-sponsor of the legislation which she and her colleagues reintroduced last week. According to the report, increasing the minimum wage to $15 would benefit approximately 1.3 million Michiganders, including 92,000 people (31 percent of workers) in Michigan’s 14th Congressional District.

  Public February 11, 2021
• What Role Will Hybrid Learning Play in the Future of K–12 Education?

  Recent research from the Economic Policy Institute suggests that online teaching and learning models can be effective “if students have consistent access to the Internet and computers and if teachers have received targeted training and supports for online instruction.”

  Ed Tech Magazine February 11, 2021
• Author of the $24 minimum wage study: Here’s why the U.S. can’t raise the minimum wage that high

  CEO salaries grew 1,007.5% from 1978 to 2019, according to an Economic Policy Institute report. The average worker’s pay grew 11.9% during that same time. The public policy that allows this wage gap to widen can be changed, though, Baker says.

  Acorns February 11, 2021
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• 6 simple reasons we should raise the minimum wage right now

  According to the data from the Economic Policy Institute, while 27 percent of the total US workforce would benefit from the raise: 39 percent of Black and Latina women would benefit (vs. 18 percent of white men); 38 percent of African American workers would benefit; 33 percent of Latino workers would benefit; and 32 percent of women workers would benefit (vs 22 percent of men).

  Nation of Change February 11, 2021
• BROWN OFFICE WRAPS UP ROUNDTABLES WITH LABOR LEADERS FROM ACROSS OHIO

  Brown recently introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2021, which would gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025. Beginning in 2026, the federal minimum wage would be indexed to median wage growth. According to an independent analysis conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, the Raise the Wage Act would increase wages for nearly 32 million Americans, including roughly a third of all Black workers and a quarter of all Latino workers.

  Sen. Sherrod Brown February 11, 2021
• Could direct payments to moms solve the crisis facing women? Economists are doubtful

  Still, there are some compelling reasons to direct economic aid to mothers specifically, depending on what problem you’re trying to solve, says Elise Gould, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute. Extra income has a more positive impact on child poverty when mothers, rather than fathers, are the recipients of that money, research has found. But childhood poverty is yet another complex problem, and it is not the one the Marshall Plan group explicitly set out to address with this campaign.

  Fortune February 11, 2021