According to a 2020 study by the Economic Policy Institute, teachers are paid an average of 20% less than similarly educated professionals.
The Connecticut Mirror
December 8, 2023
The forced arbitration issue has been highlighted as problematic by diverse voices from Josh Hammer to the Economic Policy Institute to Americans for Tax Reform. Ending forced arbitration should appeal to libertarians, free marketeers, and “new right” folks alike.
The American Conservative
December 8, 2023
It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 100,000 unfilled teaching positions, according to a 2019 Economic Policy Institute Report.
Visalia Times Delta
December 8, 2023
As a result, from 2019 to 2022, workers in the 10th percentile of earners saw wages grow by 9%, while top earners (or those in the 90th percentile) saw wages grow 4.9%, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute of Current Population Survey data.
Quartz
December 8, 2023
Between 1979 and 2021, the wages of Americans in the top 1% grew by 206%, after adjusting for inflation, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute. In the same years, wages for the bottom 90% grew by only 29%.
USA Today
December 6, 2023
According to the Economic Policy Institute, Florida is one of at least 16 states where state lawmakers have moved to weaken child labor protections, even amid reports of rising labor violations.
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Nina Mast, a state economic analyst with the Economic Policy Institute, wasn’t surprised to learn the FGA — a group that’s lobbied for a number of policies that’d weaken the social safety net — was behind that bill.
“What we’re seeing is really a coordinated, multi-state effort led by business lobbying groups and right-wing advocacy groups to weaken state laws that govern current labor protections,” she told Orlando Weekly.
Orlando Weekly
December 1, 2023
▪ Cost of living. The typical budget for a two-parent, two-child family in Sacramento County is $7,689 per month, according to 2020 data from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington. The calculation addresses what it calls a “modest yet adequate standard of living.”
Sacramento Bee
December 1, 2023
The Economic Policy Institute estimates that anywhere from 27% to 47% of all workers in the private sector are subject to some kind of non-compete restrictions.
The Daily Gazette
December 1, 2023
If the Affordable Care Act is abolished, an estimated 29.8 million people would lose their health insurance and 1.2 million jobs will be lost according to Economic Policy Institute.
Heartland Signal
December 1, 2023