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"To graduate, they will have to pass the test that is given to immigrants who want to become United States citizens, a multiple-choice exam that includes such questions as "What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?" and "What did Susan B. Anthony do?"" Type summary here.

This article talks about how education and the overall economic strength depend on each other.

"About 40 parents of Richmond Road School students staged an hour-long protest in front of the Grey Lynn school this morning. Angela Madden-Smith, whose three children went through the school's bilingual unit Te Whanau Whariki, said the unit was not being properly resourced and staff had been treated poorly. The primary school started Maori, Samoan and Cook Island Maori bilingual units in the 1970s and established a French unit in 1996. Madden-Smith, who had been involved with the school since 1999, said it had a "world-renowned" bilingual unit but recent principals had "no idea" about bilingual education."

Studies have shown that more special-needs students tended to drop out of public schools than charter schools. Many studies were conducted with different test groups of students.

"The great equalizer in America remains education. A good education or acquisition of technical skills provides tremendous options for everyone, regardless of their birth circumstances. We live in a country where people are free to move without penalty to any state where jobs are available. We need to emphasize the fact that almost any kind of employment confers knowledge and skills that become valuable when trying to move up the economic ladder. One also acquires contacts that can be quite useful for those with knowledge and skill." "Those who have achieved great financial success should be encouraged to invest in their fellow Americans, with the return on investment being the transformation from dependency to proud achiever of the American dream." Explains multiple have vs. have nots issues. Discusses why education is the great equalizer.

"NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Widely regarded overseas as places only for children of the rich and powerful, top American universities like Yale and Harvard are increasing efforts to attract the best international students, regardless of their financial backgrounds. " This article is about how top universities are trying to give all races a chance in being accepted there. All financial backgrounds have been disregarded as well as the increase of less discrimination.

"There may now be more multi-millionaires and billionaires than ever before in the world, but since the 2008 global financial crisis the wealth gap between the world's top 1% and the rest of us has grown." This article shows the growing gap between the Haves and Have-Nots'

"These smarter investments include spending more per pupil in low-income districts, which occurs in most developed countries, while the United States invests more per pupil in high-income districts" This article states the ignorance of the United States to the educational problems of the lower class. Research reveals that although low-income areas require more financial resources to educate their students, only 17 states provide proper funding for these communities.

"President Obama is in Tennessee on Friday, along with the state's Republican governor and two Republican senators, to lay out his plan for free community college. The plan - which would require congressional approval - would apply to students attending a two-year college, including part time, so long as the college offered credits that could transfer to a four-year college or provided training that led to jobs." This shows our president trying to get the Have-not's a better chance at education

A photographer talked to a 13-year old boy who said his role model was his principle. The principle had inspired so many of her students by telling them they mattered and no school was out of reach. The photographer started a fund for the school which has raised over $1 million.

In America today, an academic achievement gap separates kids growing up in poverty from their peers in higher-income communities. Only 8% of students growing up in poverty graduate from college by age 24, compared with 80% of students in more affluent areas. This website gives lots of detail about the problems with educational opportunity gaps in America. It also has many videos going along with the articles.

The idea of giving low-income students employment during the summer, when they aren't in school, so that they are making money but still getting an education is spreading through colleges.  This way low and middle income students are getting the education they need to be successful after college but are still making money so they won't end up in the lower class

"Today, more people than ever are going to college, yet the nation's overall college graduation rate has remained low. Only 59 percent of students who began as freshmen at a four-year college in the fall of 2006 received their diplomas within six years. Meanwhile, the high school completion rate reached a historic high: In 2012, four out of five students graduated high school within four years. College students who come from low-income backgrounds, such as Kellam, 19, see the least chance of college success. They are less likely to begin college, less likely to finish." This article discusses the ever growing gap in education, with one of the main reasons being income equality. It talks about students with low-income families and the hardships they go through when they attend college. It touches on the amount of students that are able to pay on time and the amount that has to stop college for a while to find funding.

"Nonetheless, there is growing anxiety in America about higher education." This article talks about how even though America has one of the best schools and colleges, education-wise it is decreasing. The article says this is because how students have to be extensive and expensive tuition, loans, etc.

Colleges are accepting more students with the ability to pay than those who are more likely to require financial aid. Only 46 colleges accept students solely based upon qualifications.

"Data shows that 27 percent of low-income third-grade students and 41 percent of those students in eighth grade are not reading on grade level. Only 7 percent of higher-income students in the third grade and 15 percent of those students in eighth grade are reading below grade level." This was helpful because it talks about how the opportunity gap affects people. It helps you to understand what it is, and its effect not just on people, but how it makes certain races look.

"Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school, 60 days more then their American counterparts" This article shows the differences between Japanese and American schools. It provides many examples of how Japanese schools are more standardized than American ones thus having more people with the same knowledge.