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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/what-causes-achievement-gaps by Kenya Downs 12/8/16 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/what-causes-achievement-gaps by Kenya Downs 12/8/16 PBS NEWS] | ||
The study, which surveyed respondents representative of national demographics of race, income and political affiliation, found that 64 percent of Americans are strongly in favor of closing the the test-score achievement gap between poor and wealthy students. Yet only 36 percent and 31 percent expressed the same motivation toward the black-white and Hispanic-white achievement gaps, respectively. | The study, which surveyed respondents representative of national demographics of race, income and political affiliation, found that 64 percent of Americans are strongly in favor of closing the the test-score achievement gap between poor and wealthy students. Yet only 36 percent and 31 percent expressed the same motivation toward the black-white and Hispanic-white achievement gaps, respectively. | ||
=====The U.S. has Made Great Progress at Increasing Economic Inequality===== | |||
[https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/09/the-u-s-has-made-great-progress-at-increasing-economic-inequality/ by Rick Baum 9/6/23 COUNTERPUNCH] | |||
Advancing economic inequality has been a bipartisan undertaking. The actions of both the Democrats and Republicans in power have increased economic inequality as their leaders, together, champion the interests of the rich and powerful at the expense of the middle and working classes. Additionally, despite the growth in the diversity of the ruling class, economic inequality has continued to widen. | |||
