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"We need her in Long Beach, where the school district is determined to institutionalize income inequality by making most school activities accessible to wealthier kids only. When you implement a system in which those who pay the most get the most, then those who can't feel left out and are not as likely to succeed." This article explains how the school system where they live makes it impossible for kids from lesser income families to participate in school wide events. Which makes it harder for kids to succeed in school.

"Mr. Stanton created a fund-raising campaign for Mott Hall Bridges on a crowdfunding site, Indiegogo Life, with the aim of raising $100,000. Within days, it had raised enough to pay for 10 years of trips to Harvard, and the money was still pouring in." This article explains a positive contribution to the haves and have nots of education and income. It explains how less fortunate school with low income family's that filter into this school did a fundraiser that generated so much money for future graduates.