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"We see a narrowing of the current income gap as beneficial to the economy. In addition to strengthening the quality of economic expansions, bringing levels of income inequality under control would improve U.S. economic resilience in the face of potential risks to growth. From a consumer perspective, benefits would extend across income levels, boosting purchasing power among those in the middle and lower levels of the pay scale--while the richest Americans would enjoy increased spending power in a sustained economic expansion. Policymakers should take care, however, to avoid policies and practices that are either too heavy handed or foster an unchecked widening of the wealth gap. Extreme approaches on either side would stunt GDP growth and lead to shorter, more fragile expansionary periods." This article explains why income inequality in contributing to a lower economy, and why it is leading to harm of economic growthin the U.S.

"Much has been written about the domestic consequences of growing income inequality in the United States - how inequality depresses growth, puts downward pressure on the middle class, accentuates wage stagnation and creates added difficulty paying for a college education and buying a home " This article by The Washington Post talks about how income inequality would not only affect America domestically, but also internationally. Having income inequality would undermine America's authority as a world power on an international level as well.

"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.

Basically this article talks about the opportunity gap between poorer and richer students and how little things, like texts to the students and telling parents about their child's performance in school, can help start closing that gap.

"A child born into a poor family has only a 9 percent chance of getting a college degree, but the odds are 54 percent for a child in a high-income family. These gaps open early, with poor children less prepared than their kindergarten classmates." When a child is born into poverty they have a significantly less chance of getting a college degree than a child form a high-income family. Researches have found some ways to help 'nudge' their families to take small steps towards a higher education.  

"Education ought to be the civil right of the 21st century," he added, "and you have the power to make it happen." House Speaker Boehner talks about the right to education and education equality. He talks about the right to school choice, which is a current issue facing education.

"22 years after the enactment of the Americans With Disabilities Act, we have an unemployment rate among people with disabilities approaching 67, almost two-thirds" This article discusses how the unemployment rate of those with disabilities is astonishingly more than that of non-disabled people. Senator Tom Harkin talks about how the "haves" should take responsibility for the unemployment rate of the "have-nots." He also mentions the reason for his concern is that after the Americans With Disabilities Act there should not be this much of a gap between the unemployment rate of disabled and non-disabled people.

This Article explains how a young African American girl was treated by the teachers and staff at her school. The Article goes on to tell about the education gap between socioeconomic groups. The Article explains how the goals for certain subjects are lowered for certain socioeconomic groups and how they are higher for other groups. 

"This year, 68 percent of white students met the math targets, while only 45 percent of black students did. In other words, the achievement gap is 23 percent. By the 2017-2018 school year, Virginia says that 57 percent of black students and 78 percent of white students will need to pass. So six years from now the achievement gap will be at 21 percent." This article is an evidence of the fact that "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) is not give a powerful effect that Virginia had hoped it would. It portrays that races like whites and Asians are statistically doing better in terms of education than black students. Virginia's goal to lower the black-white academic achievement by 2 points in six years is ridiculous and provokes students to be differentiated in terms of race.

Virginia is a part of the No Child Left Behind Act, but its opportunities still aren't in favor of minorities. Many children in these minorities are underestimated in the classroom. This year, 68 percent of white students met the math targets, while only 45 percent of black students did. In other words, the achievement gap is 23 percent. By the 2017-2018 school year, Virginia says that 57 percent of black students and 78 percent of white students will need to pass. So six years from now the achievement gap will be at 21 percent.