A few weeks ago, the Economic Policy Institute released a report based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that illustrated a troubling finding: the United States is experiencing a 307,000 job shortfall in public education positions. The extreme shortfall in public education jobs first took hold when the recession hit in 2007. Not only do we have 60,000 fewer public educators than before the recession, but the teacher shortage is also not keeping up with increasing enrollment sizes as population grows, meaning that fewer educators are teaching larger classes with less pay. Given the last year and change of widespread teacher strikes over poor pay, low quality school conditions, and lack of funding, it’s clear that there’s a massive school-funding problem in public education.
Fatherly
November 4, 2019
Across the country, low-income schools experience pronounced salary disadvantages as they fight for teachers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Southern Illinoisan
November 4, 2019
Experts have said that an investment in young students can yield high returns. According to a Harvard University study, 90% of brain development occurs by age 5, and the Economic Policy Institute has found that kids who get quality early education are more likely to enter grade school ready and ultimately to graduate from high school.
NOLA.com
November 4, 2019
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonprofit think tank, the average annual cost of infant care in Florida is $9,238. Meanwhile, the cost for 4-year-olds is on average $7,282 per year. For new parents, the numbers can cause sticker shock.
Orlando Family Magazine
November 4, 2019
A newly released survey by Child Care Aware of America pegs Indiana among the most costly states in the nation for child care for infants and toddlers. An earlier survey by the Economic Policy Institute showed the same.
The Journal Gazette
November 4, 2019
In fact, some people—including those from the Economic Policy Institute—have posited that a minimum wage increase will actually lead to an increase in employment because of the effects of giving low-wage workers a raise. Other advantages to restaurants may include lower turnover rates and better job performance.
Quartz at Work
November 4, 2019
“This is for middle-income workers,” said Ben Zipperer, an economist with the liberal Economic Policy Institute. “Having sectoral standards can have a much broader effect than just raising the minimum wage.”
The New York Times
November 4, 2019
“Accounting for the direct effect of striking workers and temporary Census workers,” said Heidi Shierholz, an economist with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., “jobs grew 189,000 on average over the last three months,” in a statement.
MultiBriefs: Exclusive
November 4, 2019
“Given that we currently need less than 100,000 jobs per month to break even…this level of jobs growth is firmly in expansionary territory and, if sustained, will continue to nudge the unemployment rate down,” wrote Heidi Shierholz, senior economist and policy director at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank.
The Hill
November 4, 2019
But that number may not capture the full picture of job growth in October. At the Economic Policy Institute, Senior Economist Heidi Shierholz notes that the jobs report didn’t reflect the 46,000 striking GM workers who are now back at work. The jobs number is also lower due to the loss of 20,000 temporary jobs attached to the Census.
PayScale
November 4, 2019