Livable Wages/Working Families
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Education association tackles teacher shortage with 'Educators Rising' program
The shortage of educators and school staffers has reached a crisis level in some Pennsylvania public schools, prompting a new "Educators Rising" …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Teacher Appreciation Week: ND talks center around perks, perception
It's Teacher Appreciation Week, and in North Dakota, the tone is a little different this year - with deeper conversations about the need to keep …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Report: ID covering fewer kids with public insurance vs. 2019
As pandemic era protections were lifted, a new report showed the number of children on Medicaid has varied widely between states, with Idaho seeing a …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Report: Ohio teacher salaries haven’t kept pace with inflation
Lagging salaries have meant teachers in Ohio and across the nation are experiencing a 5% drop in purchasing power, according to a new report by the …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Critical child care funding hangs in balance as Missouri budget nears deadline
Child care advocates are pushing for increased funding as the budget deadline approaches this Friday. Robyn Schelp, director of policy and advocacy …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
KY keeps most kids enrolled in Medicaid coverage, post-pandemic
Nationwide, children are losing their Medicaid and CHIP coverage but Kentucky has kept the majority of its youngest residents enrolled, according to …
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Federal initiative empowers communities with career creation
A collaboration between the federal government and local communities works to create new career opportunities. The Flint Environmental Career Worker …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
School Lunch Heroes? Workers ask for respect via higher wages
School districts around Washington and elsewhere may have celebrated School Lunch Hero Day on Friday, a salute to cafeteria workers - but food …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
EBT 'skimming' on the rise, more Ohioans turn to food banks
The federal SNAP program allows nearly 1.3 million Ohio families to put food on the table -- but increasingly, when many recipients attempt to use …
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Report: Procedural reasons driving WV kids' loss in health coverage
More than 62,000 West Virginia kids have been dis-enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program or CHIP and most were removed for p…
Monday, May 6, 2024
Group takes steps to protect SC farm workers from heat stress
Farmworkers in South Carolina and across the U.S. face scorching heat with little protection at the federal and state level. However, the Farm Labor …
Monday, May 6, 2024
Report: America’s wealthiest now worth a record $5.8 trillion
The nation's billionaires have doubled their wealth over the past seven years, while working people in West Virginia and elsewhere continue to face …