High School graduates without higher education have seen their incomes decline substantially before and since the onset of the Great Recession. Additionally, a report to Congress by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance noted college enrollment for low income high school graduates declined to 40 percent in 2004 from 52 percent in 1992....
GOP Youth Convention Aims to Energize Republican Campaigns
Filed under: Republicans, Economy, Health Care, 2010 Elections, Congress, Conservatives, Campaigns, JobsConservative youth groups will converge in Washington this weekend, hoping to map out a youth agenda "similar to the 1994 Contract with America," sa...
Won’t someone think of the children?
Bill Clinton once said: "When people think, Democrats win." That statement likely has some validity: after all, if voters were to actually examine the statistics behind which major political party has done the most to improve the living standards of middle-class Americans and ensure equal opportunities for everyone, Democrats would come out ahead every time.
...Remaking the Economy Requires More Focus on Young Adults
Last week, the President’s Economic Report provided a scary prediction. For 2010, the average monthly gain in jobs will be about 95,000.
Now, before going further, it should be acknowledged that this kind of prediction is as much artful guess as scientific calculation. Day by day, week by week, month by month, a...
