After 30 years of little to no progress, Black youth are completing high school at the highest rates in history. This is the finding in a new issue brief titled, “Young Black America Part One: High School Completion Rates are at their Highest Ever,” published by the Center for Economic Policy Research, a Washington-based think-tank. The report examines Census Bureau data for … [Read more...]
SNAP benefits go beyond filling the refrigerator
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program does more than put food on the table for 500,000 Minnesotans with low incomes. It has benefits that also help Minnesotans make healthier choices, stay independent and bolster the local economy. “Good nutrition is key to so many important markers in life, including overall health and success in school,” said Lucinda Jesson, … [Read more...]
Could Central Corridor gentrification threaten affordable housing?
In a column from last June, I wrote about the lack of affordable housing and its disastrous effects on the Twin Cities’ poor. That particular column addressed the fallout from a foreclosure epidemic that assaulted neighborhoods in North Minneapolis and the East Side of St. Paul as well as critical issues like cost-burdened households and the recent spike in homelessness. The … [Read more...]
Evaluating job offers
Once you start the job search process, you will eventually begin getting offers anywhere from one week to six months after you start your search. There are three common mistakes typically made at this stage: • Accepting the first offer received • Failing to evaluate the offer • Neglecting to put requests in writing Accepting the first offer … [Read more...]