There is disturbing research out of the Economic Policy Institute that demonstrates how readily toxic stress and trauma can derail learning in children as young as 5, particularly among poor and African American children. Other research shows how early academic failure can beget continued failures that lead to the school-to-prison pipeline — the ultimate failure of our education system.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
September 17, 2019
One of his objectives, he said, was to “sound the alarm about a hugely important phenomenon that far too few Americans understand or are paying attention to — and that is that worker power in the United States has fallen to a dismal low,” Greenhouse said Monday at the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
September 17, 2019
According to a 2018 survey done by the U.S. Department of Labor, gig workers make up 6.9% of the national workforce, and Uber drivers make up about .56% of the workforce. Averaging $11.77 an hour, Uber drivers are in the lowest 10% of American workers, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute.
Golden Gate Xpress
September 17, 2019
Arbitration doesn’t just affect you when you’re buying things or using a service. The Economic Policy Institute found that 60 million American workers are barred from suing their employer, including when they are fighting against serious claims such as discrimination, civil rights violations and sexual harassment.
CNBC
September 17, 2019
Most Americans, both Republicans and Democrats, think teachers are underpaid. There’s a substantial amount of objective evidence that this they are. The middle-of-the road Economic Policy Institute, for example, notes that teachers’ salaries have been falling behind for at least 20 years.
MultiBriefs: Exclusive
September 17, 2019
Watson and Looker-Vodak aren’t alone. At $16,087 annually, the average cost of full-time, center-based infant care in Minnesota is the fourth highest in the nation, according to a recent study by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute. That adds up to over 20% of the average Minnesota family’s income. For many families, the share of their income that goes to child care is much higher.
Southwest Journal
September 17, 2019
Onsite child care can give your company access to a larger talent pool. Many families are stunned by what one writer calls “new-mom math”: They realize that most or all of a mom’s income when she returns to the workplace will go to child care. A study by the Economic Policy Institute found that in 33 states annual infant care costs are greater than the average cost of in-state college tuition at four-year public universities. Change the math with free or subsidized child care and your pool of female candidates will get much larger.
LinkedIn
September 17, 2019
A study published by the Economic Policy Institute, “Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation,” showed children who participate in pre-K programs, for example, are less likely to require special education and child welfare services. And as they grow older, their incomes are typically higher, while the likelihood of criminal activity is less, resulting in better outcomes for the children themselves, and benefiting families and society as a whole.
Fosters
September 17, 2019
Similar studies in other countries saw jumps of 5-10 percentage points. The impact may be stronger in the U.S. because the cost of early childhood care here is staggering (especially in Washington, D.C.). In 35 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more than in-state college tuition, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In 24 states and D.C., it costs more than housing.
Bloomberg
September 17, 2019