Thousands of low-income, minority students are a step behind by missing out on college-prep classes, By Ron French, June 11, 2013, Mlive.com: “Only 3 percent of low-income and African-American high school students in Michigan are enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) classes that help them get a toehold in college. That’s one of the lowest rates in the nation, according to a study conducted by Education Trust…”
Day: June 12, 2013
State Minimum Wage – Iowa, Massachusetts
- Minimum wage must increase, Iowa panelists say, By Victor Epstein, June 5, 2013, Des Moines Register: “Romain Turner has been out of prison for five months and has run up a $1,800 tab for rent at the halfway house on the former grounds of Fort Des Moines while looking for work. The 33-year-old Des Moines native said he wants to live a law-abiding life after a criminal history that includes a burglary conviction two years ago. He is trying to figure out how he’s going to pay that new debt off, along with $300 in court fees, $2,000 in victim restitution, child support and rent once he lands a minimum-wage job…”
- Mass. will consider minimum wage hike, By Meghan E. Irons, June 11, 2013, Boston Globe: “Massachusetts legislators are considering a substantial increase in the state minimum wage for the first time in four years, setting up a showdown between advocates backing low-wage earners and business activists, both still struggling from the slow economy…”