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Iowa: home to 35,000 unemployed, out-of-school kids
Iowa is home to more than 35,000 students who are out of work and unemployed — an issue that the national campaign Opportunity Nation should be at the forefront...
Harkin and Latham: American dream is at risk
Tom Harkin and Tom Latham During our time in Congress, we traveled around Iowa and heard from people of all ages, walks of life and political beliefs about...
Expand opportunity for ‘disconnected youth’ in Iowa
In many respects, the American Dream is alive and well in Iowa. Our unemployment, income inequality and poverty rates are lower than the national average and we have...
Income gap needs presidential priority, local action
One pressing national issue that presidential candidates in both parties agree on is the growing income inequality. The challenge is finding agreement on what the president or the...
Parents’ Lack of Schooling Limits Incomes
A poor education is the cement that holds many Iowa families and their children in poverty. • Iowa’s unemployment rate for workers without high school degrees was about...
