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
When there is a teacher shortage, a district may respond by increasing class size, which decreases individualized attention. Unfortunately, vouchers would further exacerbate the teacher shortage by impeding the growth of future teachers. The Economic Policy Institute reported that private schools often hire uncertified teachers, causing a ripple effect that discourages young teachers from pursuing certification.
El Paso Matters
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
A 2019 Economic Policy Institute study concluded that the economic harm Airbnb caused to long-term renters by reducing the housing supply and raising prices outweighed the benefits to travelers and property owners.
Pew Stateline
December 1, 2023
A new report by the Jain Family Institute and Economic Policy Institute reveals that student debt worsens mortgage difficulties and financial instability among young and middle-aged American workers.
The Hilltop
December 1, 2023
According to recent information from the Economic Policy Institute, presented at a committee hearing in November, the average cost of infant care in Minnesota is roughly 21-percent of the state’s median family income.
KTTC
December 1, 2023
Rising inflation has put a dent in public school teachers’ salaries nationwide, according to recent research by the Economic Policy Institute. At the same time, districts like Portland Public Schools are having trouble meeting teachers’ financial needs.
K-12 Dive
December 1, 2023
Meanwhile, a concerted effort to loosen or abolish regulations around children in the workforce is under way across the country. Republicans are pushing to loosen child labour laws in at least 16 states, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
The Guardian
December 1, 2023
“Consider one metric of inequality — the ratio of the 90th-percentile wage (the wage earned by the worker who has higher pay than 90% of the workforce) to the 10th-percentile wage. Between 1980 and 2019, this ratio rose enormously by about 34%. But a full third of this 39-year increase has been erased in less than three years after 2019,” Bivens recently wrote in a blog post.
The 10th-percentile hourly wage was $12.57 in 2022, up 9% during that three-year period, he noted. “If this inequality reduction sticks, it could well be the single most important development in the economy in decades,” Bivens said.
CBS Moneywatch
December 1, 2023