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Census: Minorities Now Surpass Whites In US Births

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady imm...

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WATCH: Why More Couples Are In Long-Distance Marriages

Posted 05.04.2012

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Would your marriage last if you lived thousands of miles away from your spouse? According to data from the 2006 U.S. Census, more than 3.5 million ...

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Amalía Has Two Easters

Eleni Gage | Posted 04.23.2012

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Eleni Gage

I hope the parents of all the other children of cross-cultural and interracial marriages -- even those who only count because of the new census -- have found their world similarly expanded.

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The Milestone That Matters Most

José Cruz | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, College Affordability, College, Economic Mobility, United States Education System, U.S. Census, Low-Income, Higher Education, Low-Income Students, College News
José Cruz

We'll never regain our global edge if we don't close the domestic gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from their peers. The challenge is daunting. But the strategies and tactics to reverse these dangerous trends are well-known, if not yet widely practiced.

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SoFla Ranked 6th In U.S. For Arts Jobs

Posted 03.06.2012

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The Miami Metro area has been ranked 6th in the U.S. for the number of arts and entertainment jobs, according to an On Numbers analysis of the 2009 U....

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Saki Knafo

More Children Now Live In High-Poverty Neighborhoods Than 10 Years Ago

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.23.2012

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In the last decade, the number of children living in areas of concentrated poverty grew by 1.6 million, according to a new study released by the Annie...

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'African American'? 'Black'? How To Identify Is Often A Touchy Question

AP | By JESSE WASHINGTON | Posted 04.06.2012

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-- The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are re...

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Many Resist Race Labels In U.S. Census

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 04.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million – at least 1 in 14 – went beyond th...

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Census Shows Half Of Americans Are Poor, Low-Income

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Squeezed by rising living costs, a record number of Americans – nearly 1 in 2 – have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earni...

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Cities Where Workers Most Use Public Transit

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.23.2011

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In such an urbanized country as the United States, it surprises how few of the nation's workers depend on public transport to make their daily commute...

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Law Preventing Census Bureau From Sharing Information Costs Government Billions

AOL Government | By Wyatt Kash | Posted 11.14.2011

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One the nation's most authoritative sources for residential address data, the U.S. Census Bureau, may soon have to confront a costly legal constraint ...

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Bridging America's Divide Between The Brown And The Gray

National Journal | Ronald Brownstein | Posted 11.09.2011

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INDIANOLA, Iowa—One side of the generational collision that could rattle American politics for decades was on vivid display at the big tea party ral...

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Startling New Census Data Reveals Where Men, Women Divorce Most

The Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 10.24.2011

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A new report from the U.S. Census released Thursday suggests that divorce rates for men and women in the United States vary by region, and not necessa...

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How Will Personal-Feedback Loops Affect the Hispanic Population?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 10.20.2011

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Daniel Cubias

Could a personal-feedback loop help recent immigrants learn English more quickly? Might the idea be applied to concepts like voter registration or proper prenatal care, both of which are issues within the Latino population?

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Sex Offender Sentenced For Lying To Get Census Job

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 10.12.2011

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CAMDEN, N.J. — A sex offender who managed to get a job with the U.S. Census Bureau until an astute New Jersey mom recognized him from an online ...

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(PHOTOS) A Look At Where The U.S. Hispanic Population Resides

Posted 10.10.2011

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Hispanics remain the most geographically dispersed of all U.S. ethnic groups, and several sub-groups have experienced massive population growth over t...

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Why Society Must Alter How We Talk to Kids -- A Gay Dad's Perspective

Red Room | Posted 10.04.2011

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Red Room

It's no skin off my nose if someone sees the ring on my finger and asks me about the wife they envision me having. But it's a drag for a six year-old to feel like she has to answer questions about her family unit for strangers.

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Jake Bialer

How Fast Is Google's New Social Network Growing?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jake Bialer | Posted 09.11.2011

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Facebook has over 750 million users. More than 200 million Twitter accounts have been created. So just how big is Google Plus, the social network Goog...

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Michael McAuliff

Anti-Census Bill Slashes Economic Monitoring

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If you think Congress doesn't understand the economy now, wait till you see what a key House panel wants to do to the people who help fi...

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Win Some, Lose Some

Henry J. Stern | Posted 09.10.2011

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Henry J. Stern

With the loss of two New York seats, the question arises: which two districts out of the 31 will be made to disappear by whichever legislative body, independent commission or Federal court ends up drawing the final lines?

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2050, The Year We All Eat Each Other For Food

Mark Morford | Posted 09.06.2011

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Mark Morford

Here it is: A mere 40 years from now, the world population, which just recently reached a sweating, gasping seven billion, will be well over nine billion.

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The States That Spend The Most On Education

24/7 Wall Street | Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale & Douglas A. McIntyre | Posted 07.31.2011

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24/7 Wall Street: When it comes to education, money does not always equal success. An in-depth analysis by 24/7 Wall St. found that states that sp...

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Immigration, Youth Movement Changing Face Of Colorado

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 07.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Driven by immigrants and young people moving to the South and West and older Americans who stay put elsewhere, the age gap between regio...

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Census: U.S. Is Shrinking

New York Times | SAM ROBERTS | Posted 06.30.2011

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This land is still your land, pretty much the way it was for most Americans in 1940 when Woody Guthrie immortalized the gamut of the United States, fr...

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Urban Engines -- American Cities Must Grow

Greg Selkoe | Posted 06.11.2011

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Greg Selkoe

My name is Greg Selkoe and I am an entrepreneur. This is a phrase I am proud of and no matter what the activity, whether it was when I worked at City ...

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