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Does South Florida lead nation in gap between wages and housing?
Source: PolitiFact South Florida’s housing market spans the gamut of tony gated oceanfront mansions for millionaires and some downtrodden neighborhoods. That’s not unusual for a major urban area. But is it worse in South Florida than elsewhere in the nation? Read more…
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Why a severe housing shortage means reduced wages for workers
Source: PBS According to a new report, more than 40 million American households are spending a third of their income on rent, and housing shortages in major cities such as New York and San Francisco may ultimately lead to billions of dollars in lost economic productivity. Special correspondent Duarte Geraldino reports on the origins of…
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Why I’m Leaving Teaching: A Wellington teacher’s painful decision
Source: Palm Beach Post Heartbreaking – it’s the only word that can describe how it feels to walk away from something that was once your dream. The one job you always wanted to do, the person you wanted to become. For the first time in 10 years, I am not anxiously preparing my classroom, anticipating…