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"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."

"Some inequality of income and wealth is inevitable, if not necessary. If an economy is to function well, people need incentives to work hard and innovate. The pertinent question is not whether income and wealth inequality is good or bad. It is at what point do these inequalities become so great as to pose a serious threat to our economy, our ideal of equal opportunity and our democracy." This article explains why inequality is necessary for a healthy government. Being in the Gilded Age again shows possibility, if everybody, including the government, puts their best effort in making it true.

"Henrico County Public Schools has a gap in student academic achievement. White students and Asian students perform at higher levels on most academic measures than do African American students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. While there are individual differences between students, this gap is evident when comparing overall student groups. To that end, the Henrico County community is invited to engage with the school division in this important work.  This webpage will serve as a portal for information about efforts to close the gap.  It will also be a place for the community to identify issues, share ideas, and celebrate successes.  " This article talks about the academic gap between the different races in Henrico County schools. It explains how the teachers are committed to closing it.

"Approaches to closing the achievement gap in Henrico Schools has taken a broad perspective with implementation of instructional strategies that are based on research and best practice; however, we have not made the desired progress to ensure all students learn to their highest potential. This is not an acceptable outcome for the students of Henrico County. The school board, the school division leadership, and the faculty and staff of every school is committed to closing this gap. " This article from the HCPS website confirms that there is an opportunity gap in henrico county schools. However, it focuses on the fact that this gap can be closed, and everything should be done to do so.

"Henrico County Public Schools has a gap in student academic achievement. White students and Asian students perform at higher levels on most academic measures than do African American students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities. While there are individual differences between students, this gap is evident when comparing overall student groups." This article tells readers about the academic and achievement gap of not just between the upper and middle classes, but also between races.