Tag: education
Many who are familiar with state and local government finances are concerned that rising pension contributions could be crowding out important government services. And, some academic literature does find that higher pension contributions are associated with reduced employment in local governments and school districts. The issue is particularly acute for school districts, which must maintain…
Here is just some of what decades of research has revealed about poverty’s ill effects on children: lower birth weights and more obesity, diabetes, asthma, anxiety, smoking, depression, and intellectual disabilities, as well as lower college attendance and a greater likelihood of entering the criminal justice system. And then there is the negative fallout if…
