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"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

"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 article explores the idea that President Obama and the Republican Congress are considering passing the proposal to grant two years of free community college. From the New York Times, this article can help students work on and relate to the project because the issue of free after-high school education is a common dispute between the upper and lower class citizens all throughout America.

"Education has long been the traditional route to opportunity for American families of modest means. But a growing educational achievement gap between low-income and affluent kids is making that path both harder and less accessible." The main idea of this article is that the opportunity gap needs to be something the political parties can come together and fix, since it is clearly an issue that cannot be overlooked. The article also mentions statistics on the issue and says that the political parties need to further discuss this issue since it is clearly a problem.

"The American dream is the idea that anyone can get ahead in life with talent and hard work. But that ideal of wide-open opportunity has been dented quite a bit in the economic stagnation of the last few years." The article talks about how the topic of education gaps is becoming more of a problem in America and how that gap is increasing. It also demonstrates the relation between the income gap and the education or opportunity gap.