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.
New BLS Data Confirm Unequal Access to Paid Leave among U.S. WorkersData released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reveal that many American workers lack access to paid leave from their jobs, and access varies by worker and occupational characteristics. Overall, the new data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) show...
The New W-2 RFP Would Be a Great Place to StartThe chief argument used against Governor Walker during the recall campaign was that he had polarized the political process, making it far more difficult for people with different opinions to work together to address commonly shared goals. In the aftermath of the election, the Governor and...
Thanks to the deep recession and anemic recovery, there has been unprecedented demand for classes in the state’s technical colleges. Record numbers of young people recently out of high school and older displaced or underemployed workers are looking to Wisconsin’s technical college system as their best option for getting education and...
The national economy has been slow to emerge from the Great Recession, and Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that Wisconsin has had the slowest rebound in employment of any state during 2011 and 2012. Yet despite the ongoing need for assistance for those desperately seeking work, the last Wisconsin budget bill cut benefits that are...
This paper highlights the brief history of access to in-state tuition for undocumented students in Wisconsin, comparing what we have done to other states and summarizing both the personal and economic loss created by the 2011-13 budget decision to eliminate this opportunity for many youth.
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