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"To graduate, they will have to pass the test that is given to immigrants who want to become United States citizens, a multiple-choice exam that includes such questions as "What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?" and "What did Susan B. Anthony do?"" Type summary here.

"The findings suggest that even when blacks and Hispanics do better on the job front, they confront persistent racial divisions and disadvantages. That pours some cold water on hopes that suburbia-where public services are often better-is helping minorities get a leg up." In America, there are many racial barriers that can keep blacks and Hispanics from "getting a leg up. Studies have shown that even if these races will excel at their jobs, the walls and obstacles could still suppress any hopes of success in life. This is why income equality is such a significant problem in the United States (Shah).

Studies have shown that more special-needs students tended to drop out of public schools than charter schools. Many studies were conducted with different test groups of students.

A photographer talked to a 13-year old boy who said his role model was his principle. The principle had inspired so many of her students by telling them they mattered and no school was out of reach. The photographer started a fund for the school which has raised over $1 million.

"Before the school board and district can truly address the student achievement gap issues, they must be completely and painfully honest with themselves and others" This article, even though it was from 2 years ago, brings up a very good point. A big reason for achievement gaps is racism. It also says that the achievement gap in Henrico is caused by the incompetent school board and that they should change.

"Women have yet to close the wage gap, even when they have similar jobs to their male counterparts. That's especially true on Wall Street. Last year, women who graduated from business school and took jobs in financial services earned an average of $21,872 less than male MBAs, according to data collected by Bloomberg Business. Drilling down into the numbers shows part of that discrepancy is explained by differences in the type of finance companies that hired women, but a gap persisted even when women worked in similar sub-sectors of finance as men. " This article discusses the wage gap between the sexes. It explains how men who work on wall street get paid over $11,000 more than the women who work on wall street and do the exact same jobs. People have been trying to close this gap for years, yet it still stands.

"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.

"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.

"The Chinese government has pledged to protect an eight-year-old boy with HIV, who was shunned by his entire village in the southwestern province of Sichuan, state media reported." This article shows how education is important to all people, even those with  a disability.  In this article, the Chinese government protected a boy with HIV by giving him the gift of education.

"According to data from the Labor Department, the price index for college tuition grew by nearly 80 percent between August 2003 and August 2013. That is nearly twice as fast as growth in costs in medical care, another area widely recognized for fast-rising prices. It's also more than twice as fast as the overall consumer price index during that same period." The increase in the cost of higher education is making it harder for people born into middle and low class families to gain more work and education opportunities. This article shows how the rate of increase is slowing, but it has not stopped.

"Coyner explained there is a huge gap in achievement between those who live in a higher income school and lower income neighborhoods. Reading and math SOL tests for students in disadvantaged areas have dropped dramatically over the last three school years. Those in most schools in Chesterfield have dropped as well. SOL testing of students during the 2013-14 school year indicated that the pass rate of non-disadvantaged students was 85 percent in reading and 83 percent in math, while students who came from disadvantaged homes had a pass rate of 58 percent in reading and 63 percent in math." This article outlines the achievement and educational gaps in Henrico, Chesterfield, and the City of Richmond. It displays the educational differences between privileged and non-privileged students.

"The greatest increase across the area in childhood poverty since 1990 is Henrico, a 70 percent increase, according to data collected by Moeser. His data concludes that Chesterfield is next with a 41 percent increase in poverty. Those living in poverty, in the suburbs, across the country, have grown more than in the cities. Poverty in the suburbs has grown to 56 percent in the suburbs versus 44 percent in the cities." This articles describes the poverty, opportunity, and achievement gaps between advanced and disadvantaged kids in Chesterfield and Henrico. Researchers found shocking results and are trying to make the gaps smaller in the two counties.

"Education and poverty are closely related according to speakers at Ms. Coyner's forum. "What I tried to do is bring the data back to what we all know as our neighborhood schools," Coyner said. Coyner tracked poverty in schools using the free and reduced lunch program with one caveat; She said that just because a student is eligible for free or reduced lunch, it doesn't mean they use it. Title 1 schools are another way to track poverty in schools. There are 16 elementary and 13 middle schools in the Title 1 program in Chesterfield." This article was helpful in analyzing the local education gap and what factors might play a role in it. What is mainly suggested here is that poverty is the main factor controlling the education gap. This also talks a little about income and poverty in Richmond.

"After decades of campaigning and lobbying, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, and ensured the equal treatment and equal access of people with disabilities to employment opportunities and to public accommodations. The ADA intended to prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in: employment, services rendered by state and local governments, places of public accommodation, transportation, and telecommunications services." This article is a timeline of rights people with disabilities have gained since the 1800s, it also highlights the social and economic barrier they faced and still have to face. The paragraph is about 1990 when the ADA was passed and equal treatment was finally ensured.

" The states with the highest percentage of people age 18-64 on disability in the U.S. are West Virginia (where the number is nearly 1 in 10), Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Maine, Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri." This article shows what states in what regions of the country have the highest rates of people with disabilities, and it also explains what the government is doing to help those with disabilities. It, in addition to these two things, explains in detail how the people with more money and more intellectual awareness have a responsibility to help the less fortunate ones.

"Income inequality refers to the extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population. In the United States, income inequality, or the gap between the rich and everyone else, has been growing markedly, by every major statistical measure, for some 30 years." This article talks about the gap between the rich and the poor. It says that the wealthiest people had a national income of 23.5% in 2007, and the Great Recession followed. This is similar to the Great Depression. This shows that income inequality can impact the whole country and should be considered a big problem.

"Income inequality refers to the extent to which income is distributed in an uneven manner among a population. In the United States, income inequality, or the gap between the rich and everyone else, has been growing markedly, by every major statistical measure, for some 30 years." This article gives an in-depth description of the issue of income inequality, comparing different income-related statistics to those of earlier decades. It also informs of how this issue is progressively becoming less of a problem, but still needs to be addressed.

Stats on income inequality.

"The 1940s to the late 1970s, while by no means a golden age (as evidenced, for example, by the perpetuation of gender, ethnic, and racial discrimination in the job market), was a period in which workers from the lowest-paid wage earner to the highest-paid CEO experienced similar growth in incomes. This was a period in which "a rising tide" really did lift all boats. This underscores that there is nothing inevitable about top incomes growing faster than other incomes, as has occurred since the late 1970s. The unequal income growth since the late 1970s has brought the top 1 percent income share in the United States to near its 1928 peak." This article explains the ever increasing income inequality in modern day society. It verbally and non-verbally describes how the income of the top 1% of America is rapidly occupying a greater percentage of the income of all the populaces of the United States of America and that the income share of top one percent is nearing the peak it reached in 1928.

"Lower-income children perform less well on high-stakes accountability tests; they then graduate from high school and attend college at significantly lower rates than children of the wealthy and the middle class. Achievement and opportunity are intricately connected. Without one, you cannot have the other." In this article, it is explained that children from low income families suffer to complete their education and children from high income families are usually advantaged by their wealthy parents at a young age. "Rich" children often start their academic development early while "poor" children aren't much fortunate and start rough. It all leads to the achievement gap which differentiates poor and rich people.

"Retired Master Cpl. Paul Franklin, who lost both legs in in Afghanistan, says every year he has to prove to Veterans Affairs that he still has no legs and needs a wheelchair. Now, he's waging a fight against the department on behalf of all veterans." I think that there are many people who somewhat over exaggerate their disabilities and other symptoms just like the judge in the "Unfit for Work" article, because here you have a judge who doesn't complain about her blood pressure and diabetes, unlike the whiney man in court, who makes the biggest fuss about having the same exact symptoms. Then there are those people who make a fuss about their symptoms because they really do have a severe disability. Paul Franklin, who is a veteran from Afghanistan, lost both of his legs in combat. Now you have Paul who is back in the United States of America, trying to convince the government that he lost both of his legs and that probably needs a disability check, due to his severe injury. I think that the topic for disabled people in present day and ancient times wouldn't compare. I say this, because in ancient Rome, if a child was born with a disability, they often put it down, because they probably didn't know how to handle it, or if they did, they might've not hand the time and money to take care of it forever. If we were to do something like this today, it would be out of nature and against are morals, because we have the technology, knowledge, and resources to fix most disabilities, or rather put that disabled person in a better position. Therefore, our actions seen in the United States hardly compare to what they did back in ancient Rome.

"Americans, on average, are getting older, and old people are less healthy. Also, as more women have entered the labor force, the share of female workers with health problems has climbed closer to the male average." This article is about how it is easier to qualify for disability insurance. It talks about how Americans are not working and using disability claims when they can actually do some work.