Economic stability is one of the more important determinants of a child’s well-being. We believe making sure families have the supports they need to work for livable wages and climb out of poverty is one of the biggest keys to improving the lives of children.
A news release on 8/14 highlights a new UW-Madison study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Wisconsin Partnership program Education and Research Committee, that confirms the link between exposure to lead and school suspensions. Specifically, the study found that "Our study found that children exposed to lead were more...
One of the most disappointing things about Wisconsin’s 2013-15 budget bill is that it shifts state resources from low-income Wisconsinites to the those who are very well off. As I said about a month ago in a long Q and A format interview in the Capital Times, the bill employs a “Robin Hood in reverse” strategy for allocating resources....
Milwaukee is among the big cities with the least income mobility, according to a new study that calculates the likelihood that a child born into poverty will successfully climb to a higher rung of the income ladder.Among the 50 biggest cities, Milwaukee ranks 41st in terms of income mobility, meaning that only 9 big cities had fewer...
How much money does a family need to be economically secure in Appleton, Wisconsin? How about Eau Claire? Janesville? These questions can be answered by a new family budget calculator, developed by the Economic Policy Institute. The family budget estimated by EPI includes expenses for:housing;food;child care;transportation;health...
Low-income Wisconsinites could bear the brunt of a variety of actions by House Republicans aimed at cutting SNAP benefits. Reductions in SNAP benefits – formerly known as food stamps – would jeopardize the economic security of many people in Wisconsin who depend on SNAP to make ends meet. More than a million people in Wisconsin received...
Your address helps us identify your legislators and the most relevant messages to send you.