A 2017 study from the Economic Policy Institute found the earnings gap between college graduates and those who only graduated from high school is at its highest point ever. College graduates, on average, earned 56% more than high school grads in a given year.
Blueridge Now
March 4, 2020
Even with record low unemployment, wages have barely budged, when adjusted for inflation from pre-recession levels, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
CNBC
March 4, 2020
New York’s teacher shortages are reflective of larger trends throughout the United States. In the Learning Policy Institute’s 2016 report, ‘A Coming Crisis in Teaching? Teacher Supply, Demand and Shortages in the U.S.,’ researchers projected the need for around 300,000 new teachers annually by 2020. In March 2019, the Economic Policy Institute reviewed the report, along with more recent data, and concluded, ‘The teacher shortage is real, large and growing, and worse than we thought…A shortage of teachers harms students, teachers and the public education system as a whole. Lack of sufficient, qualified teachers and staff instability threaten students’ ability to learn and reduce teachers’ effectiveness, and high teacher turnover consumes economic resources that could be better deployed elsewhere… In addition, the fact that the shortage is distributed so unevenly among students of different socioeconomic background challenges the U.S. education system’s goal of providing a sound education equitably to all children.’
SAANYS
March 4, 2020
Teacher shortages are a more severe problem in high-poverty areas with lower pay, according to the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
Mining Journal
March 4, 2020
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