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In our latest documentary, The Education Gap, we talk about the disparities between high-poverty schools and low-poverty schools. I urge you to listen to…
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Time is a limited commodity for everyone. The rich, the poor, and almost everyone in between can be over scheduled and overtired. If you are a regular…
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The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on FacebookTalk of raising the minimum wage…
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Almost exactly two years ago, I crossed the Atlantic and took up residence in a land of rainstorms and rainbows to do a Masters in Social Policy. I landed…
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Yesterday the Brookings Institution released some new data about the rise in suburban poverty. Across the nation there are now more people living in…
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As part of our State of Opportunity project, we’re following parents as they struggle to get off public assistance and make a better future for their…
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An FCC proposal for free public wifi has the wireless telecommunications industry rushing to the barricades to defend their turf. The Washington Post's…
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Sometimes I think there should be a State of Opportunity book club. We read tons of books as part of our research here at State of Opportunity, and any…
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I found a recently released New America Foundation report really interesting for a couple of reasons. There's the data (more on that later), but I was…
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Lately it seems there have been a lot of documentaries on poverty. Or maybe I'm just finally paying attention.FRONTLINE's Poor Kids follows three families…