Between the years 2009 and 2015, the earnings of those in the top 1 percent increased by nearly 34 percent, according to the Economic Policy Institute, while the earnings of the remaining 99 percent grew at only 10.3 percent. This has widened income inequality in the nation, according to the institute.
The Center Square
September 5, 2019
One woman says she’s paid at least $185,000 so far to arbitrate her sexual harassment claim against her former employer. In contrast, she notes that she would have paid only $450 to file her claim in court. In addition, according to the Economic Policy Institute, employees are less likely to win a case before an arbitrator than before a judge—and don’t get as big of a payout if they do. Check out the infographic below (but keep in mind that this is just a simple comparison and that there are other factors to consider).
ClassAction.org
September 5, 2019
How much would it cost for California to provide high-quality early care and education? According to a new report by the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley and the Economic Policy Institute, California should be spending at least $30,000 per child enrolled in child care and preschool. That’s almost four times as much as the state currently spends on children in public preschool. The researchers say in order to provide high-quality early education, lead teachers should be paid $77,214 a year, and there would need to be almost three times as many early childhood teachers in the state as there are currently.
EdSource
September 5, 2019
Perhaps surprising no one, the Economic Policy Institute found that the problem is particularly present in school districts that are underfunded. A lack of money in the district doesn’t just affect salary, but quality of classroom and education materials, technology access — and, in high poverty areas, can even affect the quality of students.
Times West Virginian
September 5, 2019
[Chart] Source: Economic Policy Institute
Bloomberg
September 5, 2019
U.S. school systems have advertised more than 100,000 teaching positions over the past four years, notes Elaine Weiss of the Economic Policy Institute. She said that many school budgets had been slow to recover from the last recession. And, a stronger economy today means people who may have worked as teachers are choosing better paying jobs.
This has made the teacher shortage worse, Weiss said, and “put more pressure on states.”
VOA
September 5, 2019
A study by the Economic Policy Institute indicates that teachers in Michigan spend an average of $628 (adjusted for inflation) a year on classroom supplies. According to the data, this puts Michigan at the second-highest rate in the country behind California at $664.
WKZO
September 5, 2019
While housing prices have continued to rise across much of the U.S., teachers now earn 11.1 percent less than comparable professionals, the Economic Policy Institute found in a 2018 study. That represents a record pay gap between educators, whose wages have stagnated, and other college-educated workers.
CBS News
September 5, 2019
Of all the fares Jalopnik examined, Uber kept 35 percent of the revenue, while Lyft kept 38 percent. These numbers are roughly in line with a previous study by Lawrence Mishel at the Economic Policy Institute which concluded Uber’s take rate to be roughly one-third, or 33 percent.
Jalopnik
September 3, 2019