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While Tuition Costs Skyrocket, Earnings For College Graduates Are Declining

College costs have sextupled since 1985, pushing America’s college students farther into debt from student loans that are now nearing $1 trillion nationwide. There are now more delinquencies on student...

Published on December 03, 2012

What Could The Wealth Gained By The Richest Americans Since 1979 Have Paid For?

... then be used to fund improvements to education, implement...

Published on September 14, 2012

America's 1 Percent Have 288 Times As Much Wealth As The Median Household

... it easier for families to invest in education and training...

Published on September 11, 2012

Study: Income Inequality Is Tied To Increase In Homicides

... a problematic education gap, put an outsized burden...

Published on August 01, 2012

CHART: Average Woman's Wages Stop Growing When She Turns 39

... By that age, the average college-educated, full-time female...

Published on May 30, 2012

CHART: How Income Inequality Contributes To A Growing Education Gap That Is Jeopardizing Our Middle Class

... contributed to a growing education gap that is affecting low...-income backgrounds are more likely to obtain a college education... aptitude for postsecondary education do not have the same...

Published on May 17, 2012

A Woman's Lifetime Earnings Lost To Pay Gap Could Feed A Family Of Four For 37 Years

... education, housing, transportation, food, and health care...

Published on April 17, 2012

Three Years After Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passed, Women Still Earn Far Less Than Men

... of the gender pay gap, women with the same education doing...

Published on January 30, 2012

Gov. Christie Proposes 'Across The Board' Tax Cut That Significantly Benefits The Wealthy

... bite out of public education in 2010, a cut so severe... gutting education, even when atwo percent tax increase... Court regarding his education cuts. He called...

Published on January 18, 2012

CHART: Typical Hourly Wage Went Up Just $1.23 In The Last 36 Years

... investing in our infrastructure to improving education...

Published on October 27, 2011

Five Policies Eric Cantor Should (But Probably Won't) Embrace To Reduce Income Inequality

... this position. 5. Promote Economic Mobility Through Education... education is a vital way to “boost the mobility...

Published on October 18, 2011

Colorado Voters Will Decide Whether To Raise Taxes To Fund Schools

...Colorado enacted $200 million in education cuts... “to pump almost $3 billion into a state education... Education,’ it will have a positive effect,” state Sen...

Published on September 12, 2011

Study: Nations with progressive tax systems have happier people

..., such as housing, education, and public transportation.”...

Published on September 07, 2011

Chart: Women Have To Have A Ph.D. To Make As Much As Men With A B.A.

... Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce, which...

Published on August 09, 2011

Study: College Graduates Earn 84 Percent More Over Their Lifetime Than High School Grads

...’s Center on Education and the Workforce, “people... education or training.” ...

Published on August 08, 2011

Study: Deunionization A Leading Factor Behind Increasing Income Inequality

... that is unionized—and educational stratification each explain..., whereas education explains more than 40 percent. Part...

Published on August 01, 2011

Rand Paul Pushes Federal Employee Pay Cuts, But Would Leave Federal Payments He Receives Untouched

..., on average, are higher educated, and there are very few low...

Published on December 02, 2010

Fair Pay Is 'Not A Gift': The Senate Should Consider The Paycheck Fairness Act

..., research, and education to help the Equal Employment...

Published on September 23, 2010

Romney's Got It Wrong: Public Sector Employees Still Make Less Than Those In Private Sector

... employees have more education than private employees... that a population with significantly more education would make...

Published on December 15, 2009

Half Of All U.S. Workers Are Women -- Can Policy Adapt To The New Reality?

... for child care, early education and elder care. “All...

Published on October 19, 2009
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