Published on Thursday, March 08, 2018 by Washington Post Recent wage growth has been best in states where minimums were raised By Jared Bernstein The analysis underscores what by now should be a pretty simple intuition: Lifting wages…. lifts wages. … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/fulfilling-promise-postsecondary-education By Rosa Garcìa College costs have been on the rise for the past several decades. And it’s only getting worse. In recent years, college costs have outpaced income gains. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted that … Continued
Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/new-opportunity-low-income-students-earn-debt-free-degree By Lauren Walizer Both federal and state governments have a role to play in assuring better, more equitable postsecondary outcomes for our low-income students. The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 is distinctive for its proposal to establish a … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): 50 years after the Kerner Commission delivered a report to President Johnson examining the causes of civil unrest in African American communities, a new EPI briefing paper compares the state of black workers and … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): As different communities across the U.S. confront the forces that inflict great misery on human life and dignity, a clear moral and religious truth is also emerging. The people and struggles that make up … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In no community in Pennsylvania do workers earn enough on a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to afford an adequate standard of living HARRISBURG — Today, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released an … Continued
Watch a powerful rendition of “We Shall Overcome,” performed in Raleigh, NC by the participants of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival‘s Theomusicology and Movement Arts Convening earlier this month! Thanks to Megan Hollenbeck of the Tennessee Poor … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/27/condescension-box-trump-administrations-snap-proposal/#.WpbP9WrwYdV By David Elliot February 27, 2018 Earlier this month, as part of its overall budget plan, the Trump administration proposed a radical restructuring of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The changes would … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): In 1968, Martin Luther King watched as a teacher in Marks, Mississippi cut an apple in four to feed four hungry students. That sight moved him to tears and inspired him to join with … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): February 15, 2018 A new EPI paper by Rutgers Professor Emeritus Jeffrey Keefe finds that Pennsylvania’s public school teachers earn lower wages and lower total compensation (wages and benefits) when compared with similarly educated … Continued