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WHAT DO THE KIDS SAY? K-12 STUDENTS SOUND OFF ON SCHOOL
NEW YORK (AP) — Parents have weighed in on reopening schools. Teachers have weighed in. Public health experts, too, along with cities, states and President Donald Trump. But what about the kids themselves? Kindergartners to high schoolers who are faced with a range of scenarios are expressing both fear and glee over leaving home to learn. Many say they’re most worried about fellow students breaking the rules on masks and keeping their distance, especially in areas that are hot spots for the coronavirus. Others are happily planning to return to classrooms. Some are disappointed their schools have decided to begin the new year online with plans to open later on.
SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE VANISHING WITH THE PANDEMIC
UNDATED (AP) — The iconic summer job for high school and college students has been on the wane for nearly 20 years. But the pandemic is squeezing even more young people out of the workforce. Some are borrowing more money. Others have turned to pick-up jobs like Instacart, only to compete with older people who are similarly sidelined. A Drexel University education professor says summer work remains crucial for young people’s development, often leading to higher earnings and higher levels of education. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for people ages 16 to 24 was 18.5% in July compared with 9.1% the same month last year.
‘POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN’ EYES LOW-INCOME VOTERS IN 13 STATES
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A campaign inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last organizing effort says new data suggest low-income voters in key states could swing some U.S. Senate races. The Poor People’s Campaign coalition of activists and union and religious leaders said Tuesday it’s using the data to pressure candidates to focus on poverty and encourage poor and low-income people in 13 states to register to vote. The study by Columbia School of Social Work assistant professor Robert Paul Hartley found that low-income eligible non-voters make up about one-fifth of the electorate in states like Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and New Mexico.
U.S. JUDGE: CITIES CANNOT FINE PEOPLE FOR LIVING OUTSIDE
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon city has joined Boise, Idaho, in eliciting a precedent-setting court ruling that could change how cities nationwide cite and fine people living outside. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a federal judge decided last month that Grants Pass, Oregon, violated its homeless residents’ Eighth Amendment rights by excluding them from parks without due process and citing them for sleeping outside. The ruling builds on the landmark 2018 Martin v. City of Boise case that said cities cannot make it illegal to sleep or rest outside without providing people with sufficient indoor alternatives. Grants Pass City Attorney Mark Bartholomew says the city plans to appeal.
EGG PRODUCER GOUGED PRICES WHEN PANDEMIC HIT, LAWSUIT SAYS
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James charges that one of the country’s largest egg producers illegally inflated prices when the pandemic hit New York, charging up to four times more per carton. James claims that in March and April, Hillandale Farms price gouged more than four million cartons of eggs sold to grocery store chains, U.S. military facilities and wholesale food distributors. The lawsuit seeks restitution for consumers. The lawsuit alleges that prices did not reflect increased costs, but higher consumer demand during the pandemic. An email seeking comment was sent to Hillandale.
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