The Opportunity Gap - NYTimes.com - 10 views
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hcps-jeffreyja on 01 Feb 15"While most studies look at inequality of outcomes among adults and help us understand how America is coming apart, Putnam's group looked at inequality of opportunities among children. They help us understand what the country will look like in the decades ahead. The quick answer? More divided than ever." This article talks about how the opportunity gap has grown drastically in the last 40 years. It talks about how the upper 25% of kids are a lot more likely to participate in after-school activities than the bottom 25%.