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Disparities

The Urban Advantage in Education

Andreas Schleicher | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Read More: Student-Learning-Outcomes, Achievement, Disparities, Education, Pisa, Schools, Performance, Urban, World News
Andreas Schleicher

Some of the conventional wisdom about big city schools may be a little off. Given the heterogeneity of the student population, large cities might actually offer students more, not less, stimulation and inspiration.

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Divisive Piety at the Olympics?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 10.10.2012 | Sports
Read More: Disparities, Division, Olympics, London Olympics, Tim Tebow, Athletics, Competition, Religion, God, Dr. David Katz, Religion and Sports, London Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics 2012, Religion and Sport, Religion in Sports, 2012 London Olympics, Sports News
David Katz, M.D.

When American athletes -- and if not exclusively, it does seem to be at least particularly American athletes -- are interviewed after a winning performance, they tend to accredit the victory to God first and foremost. God comes in ahead of spouses, parents, and even coaches.

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Why Women of Color Can't Pull a Sarah Palin

Natalie Holder-Winfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Law, Women, Disparities, Business, Palin, Diversity, Donny Deutsch, Sarah Palin, Deutsch, Business News
Natalie Holder-Winfield

What if white women are given preferences and breaks -- where women of color are not -- because white men are attracted to them?

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Unfair Children's Health Disparities: More Reason for Reform

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Disparities, Children's Health Care, Children, Health Care, Bobby Rush, Low Birthweight, Health Care Reform, Rush Amendments, US Infant Mortality, Infant Mortality, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Right now, we live in a nation where children of color experience significant health disparities that begin before birth and follow them throughout their lives.

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