Our labor market is growing increasingly dependent on workers of color who now face persistent gaps in educational attainment and economic opportunity. That’s evident in the demographic trends among the young people of today who will comprise the workforce of tomorrow. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, National Journal Read more »
Sexting and Internet safety climb top 10 list of health concerns for children across the U.S.
With more kids online and using cell phones at increasingly younger ages, two issues have quickly climbed higher on the public’s list of major health concerns for children across the U.S: sexting and Internet safety. Compared with 2014, Internet safety rose from the eighth to the fourth biggest problem, ahead […] Read more »
The surprising number of parents scaling back at work to care for kids
More than three-quarters of mothers and half of fathers in the United States say they’ve passed up work opportunities, switched jobs or quit to tend to their kids, according to a new Washington Post poll. While it has long been clear that finding affordable, dependable child care is a daily […] Read more »
Teens, Technology and Friendships
… For American teens, making friends isn’t just confined to the school yard, playing field or neighborhood – many are making new friends online. Fully 57% of teens ages 13 to 17 have made a new friend online, with 29% of teens indicating that they have made more than five […] Read more »
Long-Term Care in America: Americans’ Outlook and Planning for Future Care
In the next 25 years, the U.S. population is expected to include 82 million Americans over the age of 65, the vast majority of whom will require some type of long-term care as they age. Policymakers, health care systems, and families are all facing the question of how to provide […] Read more »
How Do Americans Really Feel About Vacation Days?
Does time off make Americans anxious? We can confirm only this: whatever it is we happen to be doing, most of us would rather be working. Or so it seems. CONT. Vanity Fair Read more »