The lack of qualified teachers doesn’t help. The Economic Policy Institute says our shortage of qualified teachers has reached nearly 310,000 and is growing. Experienced teachers are leaving and too often being replaced by marginally qualified newcomers. Teachers leaving cite a litany of issues that include poor pay and shrinking benefits; government intrusion, including frequently changing mandatory tests; lack of administrative or school board support; lack of community support; and intrusive parents.
Northern Express
March 4, 2020
Wages are going up, but they’re growing faster for those at the top of the income ladder. South Carolina’s poorest households saw their inflation-adjusted income go up by 6% between 2009 and 2018, while the richest 5% saw gains of 18%, according to an Economic Policy Institute analysis of Census data.
CNN
March 4, 2020
The Learning Policy Institute, an education policy think tank, has seen that working conditions are the highest predictor of teacher turnover. In addition to lower salaries, high poverty schools have precarious working conditions. Students in these schools often come unprepared to learn and parents are uninvolved in their children’s education. The Economic Policy Institute has found that these are the byproducts of larger and more serious problems such as poverty, segregation and a lack of public investment.
The Daily Utah Chronicle
March 4, 2020
When viewed through the lenses of race and gender, wage disparities in the U.S. continue and, in some cases, grow wider, according to the “State of Working America Wages 2019,” a report authored by the Economic Policy Institute.
Next City
March 4, 2020
Even more alarming is the sharp rise in productivity. According to the Economic Policy Institute, productivity increased 69.6% from 1979 to 2018. Hourly wages have increased by merely 11.6% in the same period. Workers are not getting lazier. We are working harder than ever, and not reaping the benefits of that labor.
Bucks County Courier Times
March 4, 2020
Granted, not everybody has a choice. Depending on your situation, you may not have the luxury of calling in sick—that’s a whole other issue the government must tackle (soon). According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 63% of people who work in service occupations have paid sick leave, compared to more than 90% of people in management positions. The Economic Policy Institute says the lost wages from missing three days of work can equal a month’s worth of groceries or their monthly utility bills.
Monster
March 4, 2020
Lawrence Mishel, a distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, agreed. He told Popular Science he thinks the calendar would cheat workers out of some vacation days.
“This would never pass a popular vote,” he told Popular Science in 2017. “Nor should it.”
CNN
March 4, 2020
MEL Magazine
March 4, 2020
Yet, the evidence suggests otherwise. Nearly half of U.S. families have no retirement savings, according to research from the Economic Policy Institute.4 What’s behind the disconnect between the fear of outliving assets and the apparent lack of action needed to address this concern? As financial advisors, we know the most common reasons:…
Advisor Magazine
March 4, 2020
Nearly half of families in America don’t have any retirement savings at all, according to a study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
Markets Insider
March 4, 2020