Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/august/top-universities-sued-because401k-style-retirement-plans-provide-less-bang-retirement-bu Aug 12, 2016 08:23 am | Stephen Herzenberg Earlier this week, MIT, Yale, and New York University were sued because their 401(k)-style retirement plans have had excessive fees and provided employees with a bewildering array of often-low-quality … Continued
You might have heard about two recent studies claiming that “ban the box” policies enacted around the country detrimentally affect the employment of young men of color who do not have a conviction record. One of the authors has boldly … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-06-20/criminal-justice/national-study-shows-crime-and-prison-populations-declining/a52503-1 June 20, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s prison population grew 12 percent and crime decreased 23 percent, according to a new national report, between 2006 and 2014. (Marduk/Wikimedia … Continued
Posted at http://thirdandstate.org/2016/august/new-approach-accountability-what-pa-schools-can-learn-us-womens-gymnastics-team Aug 10, 2016 02:36 pm | Stephen Herzenberg Americans today are celebrating the astounding success of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the summer olympics in Rio. The team won the gold medal last night, finishing nearly … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In the lead up to the refugee summits organized by both the United Nations General Assembly and President Obama, more than 40 organizations have developed a postcard to be delivered to Congress and President … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): This year temperatures are soaring, heat records are breaking, and people across the nation are being affected by our changing climate. As people of faith, we are called to honor Creation and protect our vulnerable … Continued
From the Campaign for Fair Education Funding (http://fairfundingpa.org/): The Campaign’s infographics and one pagers are great resources for understanding why we need to fully fund Pennsylvania’s schools. Please share, and don’t forget to use our hashtag: #FairFundingPA Twitter: @FairFundingPA Facebook: fairfundingpa
…[Andrew] Appel’s mischief might be called an occupational asset: He is part of a diligent corps of so-called cyber-academics—professors who have spent the past decade serving their country by relentlessly hacking it. Electronic voting machines—particularly a design called Direct Recording … Continued
From Keystone Research Center (http://www.keystoneresearch.org): Keystone Research Center Labor Economist Mark Price co-authored a report released this week entitled, “Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county.” The report shows that, while the incomes of the bottom 99 … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2016/06/17/congratulations-rep-gwen-moore-shining-light-efforts-stigmatize-poor/#.V2lnVvkrIdU By Deborah Weinstein June 17, 2016 Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) wants government to be even-handed. Her own state’s Governor Scott Walker would like to expand mandatory drug testing to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and … Continued