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Education and Occupy Wall Street
Oct 27, 2011
First, some background from Wikipedia. Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York City based in Zuccotti Park in the Wall Street financial district. They are mainly protesting social and economic inequality, corpor...
Improving Educational Opportunities for the Formerly Incarcerated
Sep 20, 2011
The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) sent out a policy alert today about research examining the effects increased access to higher education has for adults with criminal records. The Southern Regional Education Board (SRE...
Living wages not minimum wages
May 31, 2011
The study referenced in this article provides more proof about the ridiculous expectations of people to provide for themselves and their families when they have to work for minimum wages. Cameo, the woman featured, is raising two sons as a single ...
Women earn more degrees than men
May 4, 2011
For the first time in history, there are more women than men that hold a master’s degree or higher. According to the 2010 census data, 10.6 million women (25 and older) have either a master’s degree or higher, while men were estimated to earn abou...
Mothers' Education Helps Babies
Jan 25, 2011
In addition to car seats, kid scissors, and sugarless apple juice, there is another way moms can help their children. According to a recent study, “half the reduction in child mortality over the past 40 years can be attributed to the better...
