Report: Retirement at Risk in Colorado
In Colorado, nearly 1 million private-sector workers in their prime working years do not participate in either traditional pension plans or 401(k)-type defined contribution plans at work.
In Colorado, nearly 1 million private-sector workers in their prime working years do not participate in either traditional pension plans or 401(k)-type defined contribution plans at work.
Colorado ranks the fifth-least affordable state for center-based child care.
PERA is the retirement system for state and local government employees, including teachers. It is the only retirement program for these employees, virtually all of whom do not participate in or receive Social Security benefits.
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Fifty-three percent of Americans raised in the poorest families moved into the middle class thanks to college.
Children who are not proficient in third grade are less likely to be so in high school and less likely than their proficient counterparts to graduate from high school.
Workers who lack paid sick leave are more likely to come to work sick, send their children to school while sick, recover more slowly from illnesses, and rely on expensive visits to emergency rooms than are workers with sick leave.
"This analysis clearly shows claims that undocumented immigrants are the cause of our budget problems are way off base," said Rich Jones, director of policy and research.
