Learning and development have been interrupted and disrupted for millions of students nationwide due to the pandemic, according to the Covid-19 and Student Performance, Equity and U.S. Education Policy report by the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. The only effective response is to use diagnostic tests and other tools to meet each child where they are and to devise a plan for making up for the interruptions, according to the report.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
December 16, 2020
In late October as the coronavirus pandemic raged, the Economic Policy Institute released a study showing that it isn’t just morally right but an economic necessity to deal with poverty in this country and fast. “If America does not address what’s happening with visionary social and economic policy,” as that study put it, “the health and well-being of the nation are at stake. What we need is long-term economic policy that establishes justice, promotes the general welfare, rejects decades of austerity, and builds strong social programs that lift society from below.”
Counter Punch
December 16, 2020
“Lo que más podría ayudar a los hispanos sería lo que ayudaría a cualquier otro trabajador”, expresó Daniel Costa, experto en asuntos laborales del Economic Policy Institute, refiriéndose a la aprobación de una ley que suministre ayuda económica y otorgue permiso de trabajo a inmigrantes que se desempeñan en tareas esenciales./ “The thing that could help Hispanics the most would be what would help any other worker,” said Daniel Costa, an expert on labor issues at the Economic Policy Institute, referring to the approval of a law that provides economic aid and grants work permits to immigrants who perform essential tasks.
Associated Press
December 16, 2020
EPI’s health insurance research is cited.
WTSP-Tampa Bay
December 16, 2020
EPI’s minimum wage research is cited
WREX-Chicago
December 16, 2020
Economic Policy Institute senior economist Elise Gould talked about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on America’s workforce and why robust financial relief measures were needed.
C-SPAN Washington Journal
December 15, 2020
Amid these strains, some teachers are considering leaving their posts. Already, schools across the nation were facing a shortage of teachers. The Economic Policy institute predicted that the teacher shortage would exceed 110,000 in the school year of 2017 and 2018. But now, 27% teachers are considering quitting, retiring early, or taking a leave of absence, the survey found.
Business Insider
December 15, 2020
The average credit-card holding household in America has a little over $8,000 in credit card debt. Meanwhile, the Economic Policy Institute estimates that the average wage worker is making about $40,000 a year. That puts the average household credit card debt at nearly a quarter of many household’s annual income after taxes.
MadameNoire
December 15, 2020
According to the Economic Policy Institute, reinstating the unemployment insurance programs would add more than 5 million jobs and raise the United States’ GDP by 3.5%. Given the fact that we are still 10 million jobs below where we were a year ago, we cannot understand any hesitancy about making this move.
The State Journal
December 15, 2020
Biden’s plan to more than double the minimum wage is part of an ambitious effort to lift a wage that has remained at $7.25 since 2009, up from $5.15 as of 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. However, 29 states and Washington, D.C., already have minimum wages that exceed the federal minimum, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
S&P Global
December 15, 2020