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"A new United Nations report finds that almost half of public education resources spent in low-income countries of the developing world goes to benefit just 10 percent of the best-educated students, who tend to come from affluent families. The report from the United Nations Children's Fund, also known as Unicef, was released Thursday at a press conference with former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Unicef allies at the World Economic Forum."We need to radically revise current practices by providing more resources and allocating them more equitably," Yoka Brandt, Unicef deputy executive director, said.The trend documented by the report shows poor, developing-world countries mimicking a trend in the United States, which stands out as one of the only industrialized countries that devotes less public money to educating students from low-income families than on educating students from high-income families. " The article is about how a lot of the public education resources goes to Rich Kids in low-income countries. This is have or have not if you live in this countries because if you come from a rich or poor family it will affect you ability to get a good education. Since the majority of people in low-income countries are poor they don't have a chance to be educated and make a change or even get a well paid job to support their families.

"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.

"Since the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, by a white police officer, U.S. News examined the persistent gaps between black and white Americans, finding both the health and the justice system full of disparities. As with those areas, many factors contribute to disparities in education. Lower wealth, lower health, lower parental education levels, more dealings with the justice system and other circumstances create a perfect storm that leaves blacks without the same educational opportunities as whites." This article discusses the racial barriers that deal with the educational outcomes of students with different races. The schools are giving completely equal education opportunities but the biggest problem is the expectations that are not given. According the article, most african-american parents give lower educational standards to their children than white-americans do.

"The U.S. spends significantly more on education than other OECD countries. In 2010, the U.S. spent 39 percent more per full-time student for elementary and secondary education than the average for other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, according to the National Center for Education Statistics." This article discusses the american education inequality. It mostly explains racial differences, but there are a few parts when the inequality between classes are being discussed.

"under President Obama, the rich have gotten richer, income inequality has gotten worse and there are more people in poverty than ever before," This articles talks about the Republicans' view on income inequality. It shares the opinions of different figures and their propositions for what should come next. The "American Dream" also comes in question and views on this situation are shared.

"Americans are about $3,000 a year worse off than they were when he came to office" This article is about the changing politics of both parties on income inequality. It is stopped being a political problem and it has become a American problem

"If we spend a small portion of what society has given us on poor families, we can see happiness all around. The wealthy class should think of the have-nots, so that everybody can eat like us and sleep in peace," he stated. This article talks about the idea of giving back to the community. It ask that people give back to their community but not requiring that they do so.