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Opportunity Gap Definition - The Glossary of Education Reform - 5 views

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    "Students from lower-income households may not have the financial resources that give students from higher-income households an advantage when it comes to performing well in school, scoring high on standardized tests, and aspiring to and succeeding in college. Poor nutrition, health problems resulting from a lack of healthcare, or an inability to pay for preschool education, tutoring, test-preparation services, and/or college tuition (in addition to a fear of taking on student-loan debt) may all contribute to lower educational achievement and attainment." This article gives examples of how people from lower-income households have a lower chance of getting a better education. Students from lower-income households might not have financial resources to give students their education like college tuition. This article is helpful, because it gives specific examples and explains the opportunity gap. This article can be useful because it gives specific examples and can give a clear understanding.
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With 41% of global wealth in the hands of less than 1%, elites and citizens agree inequ... - 3 views

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    "Statistics on the gap between rich and poor around the world are stunning. Crédit Suisse says people with a net worth of more than $1 million represent just 0.7% of the global population, but they have 41% of the world's wealth. Meanwhile, those with a net worth of less than $10,000 represent 69% of the population, but just 3% of global wealth." This article shows how people who are wealthy only represent a little percentage of the global population. This also shows how people who aren't as wealthy represent a large percentage of the global population, but don't have as much money as the wealthy people who only represent a small global population. This article shows that a small amount of people are in possession of the most money, while the large amount of people are poor or not wealthy.
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