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We're going to go out on a limb here and say most parents want to know how their child's school measures up in terms of standardized test scores,…

Michigan is on yet another list of dubious distinction. This time, the state has some of the highest rates of school suspensions in the country. A…

In the early 1800s, the newly formed state of Georgia had a lot of new land under its control. The land had been taken mostly from the native Muskogee and…

Neighborhoods. It's a topic that has come up time and time again here at State of Opportunity. That's because where people live has a lot to do with who…

As I was working on yesterday's story about charter schools, I came across a problem that must be frustrating for many parents: It is incredibly difficult…

There has been very little talk about poverty in this election. Just how little, you ask? So little there was an entire #talkpoverty twitter campaign to…

We all know about the American Dream, right? Start out poor, work hard, become rich. But Diana Elliott, with the Pew Charitable Trust's Economic Mobility…

Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson sat down at a table in Texas to sign one of the most important pieces of education legislation in the…

We don't do a lot of movie reviews at State of Opportunity. In fact, we've only ever done one.What makes the documentary Rich Hill worth watching is also…

Everything from Lady Poverty to Welfare QueensClose your eyes and conjure up an image of the ‘poor.’ Do the faces you imagine inspire sympathy or…