Investment in for-profit education increased by 2,000 percent between 2005-2011, and the push for privatization coming from Wall Street investors and their philanthropic entities is two-prong. First, charter schools represent a new frontier for investment and an opportunity to profit (while receiving a tax credit) for doing so. These investments are described by Jeff Faux of the Economic Policy Institute as “the ideal combination of public subsidies without democratic accountability.”
Inequality.org
September 11, 2020
Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute warned in August that cutting unemployment insurance benefits was”not just cruel” but “terrible economics.” She argued the “main impact” of Trump’s executive order “was to divert attention from the desperate need for the real relief that can only come through legislation.”
Common Dreams
September 11, 2020
When the government officially declared the pandemic hit, six months ago, the job losses were “sharp and deep,” Economic Policy Institute analyst Elise Gould said. “Over 22 million jobs were lost and unprecedented numbers of workers filed for unemployment insurance,” she pointed out. Only half those losses have been turned around and many of the “new” jobs are low-wage, she added.
People’s World
September 11, 2020
Then there’s a lack of good employment opportunities. Unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic Americans sat at 15 and 14 percent, respectively, in June — far higher than the 10 percent of whites who were jobless. The Economic Policy Institute found Black workers earn 14.9 percent less than white workers. The wage gap for Hispanic men? A whopping 32.5 percent less than white males.
Orlando Sentinel
September 11, 2020
That’s a major difference from the U.S. For example, a 2019 analysis by the Economic Policy Institute found the average American teacher spends $459 of their own money on school supplies each year.
Yahoo
September 11, 2020
Esto parece indicar que con el tiempo, muchos trabajadores inmigrantes se mueven a sectores del mercado laboral donde hay sindicatos y al estar cubiertos por un contrato sindical, tienden a ganar en promedio 11.2 por ciento más en salarios que sus pares no sindicalizados, es decir, trabajadores de la misma industria y ocupación con educación y experiencia similares, según reporta el Economic Policy Institute, EPI por sus siglas en inglés.
CityLimits.org
September 11, 2020
If Congress decides to reinstate a federal unemployment benefit bonus — in any amount — it will likely take two to four weeks for payments to flow to states and then recipients, according to the Economic Policy Institute. So far, the proposal has been introduced only in the Senate. Democratic congressional leaders are currently negotiating with the GOP on the particulars of the plan.
CNET
September 11, 2020
Whatever our current level of expertise on the pay gap, we can all learn more about this complex issue by reading research-based reports from organizations like the Economic Policy Institute, Center for American Progress, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, World Bank, American Association of University Women and Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. This issue does not just affect women; it also impacts families, businesses, nonprofits, communities, schools, universities and even states, regions and nations. In other words, the gender pay gap affects everyone!
Forbes
September 11, 2020
EPI’s UI data is highlighted
Bloomberg.com
September 10, 2020