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America Is Somehow Getting Smarter

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.06.2012 | College
Read More: Bachelor's Degrees, College Completion Rates, Young Adults, College Completion, US Education, Advanced Degrees, Graduating College, Pew Research Center, Pew Center, Education Levels, College News

A record number of young adults ages 25 to 29 have graduated both high school and college in the U.S., a new analysis of census data by the Pew Resear...

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Pew Study Finds Obama, Romney News Coverage Highly Negative

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 10.23.2012 | Media
Read More: President Obama Coverage, News Coverage, Pew Study, Pew Center, Pew Research Center, Mitt Romney, Pew, Ap, Mitt Romney Coverage, Obama Coverage, Media News

News coverage of both major presidential candidates has been more negative this year than in almost any other recent election, with President Barack O...

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Andrea Stone

Mitt Romney, Product Of Mormon Culture Of 'Moderation And Pragmatism'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 03.16.2012 | Politics
Read More: Abortion, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Proposition 8, Charity, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Mormonism, Immigration, Lds Church, Civil Unions, Tithe, Video, Volunteering, Mitt Romney 2012, Pew Center, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Gay Marriage, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has called himself "severely conservative" but an expert on religion and politics said the Republican presidential front-run...

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Americans Hold High Opinion Of Colleges

Posted 03.02.2012 | College
Read More: Opinion Research, Independents, College, Favorability Rating, College News, Pew Research Center, Pew Center, Conservative Republicans, American Opinion, Study, Liberal Democrats, Universities, College News

Americans across party lines have a pretty high opinion of colleges. In a new Pew Research Center poll, only small businesses and technology compan...

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Viewers Turn To Cable News For 2012 Campaign Coverage

Posted 02.07.2012 | Media
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More people are turning to cable news for information about the 2012 presidential campaign than other forms of media, according to Pew Research Center...

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How It Really Hurts To Be Poor In America With Poorly Educated Parents

Posted 01.18.2012 | Home
Read More: Advantage Gap, Social Mobility, Education, Video, Poorly Educated Parents, Poor Students in America, Pew Research Center, Pew Center, Poor Students, Poor American Students, Uneducated Parents, Parent-Kids, Economic Mobility Project, Income Mobility, Economic Mobility, Parents-Toddlers, Home News

Intuitively, a child's academic performance is likely higher if he or she has highly educated parents, and lower if the child has less educated parent...

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10 States With The Highest Debt Per Person

Reuters/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.24.2011 | Business
Read More: Deficit, California, Federation of Tax Administrators, Great Recession, Pew Center, Pensions, Unemployment Benefits, u.s. State Debt, State Budget Solutions, Future Liabilities, Housing Crisis, Business News

WASHINGTON - The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpass $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont ow...

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Pew Center Report: Record Number Of Latino Kids In College

Latina.com | Posted 10.25.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: Hispanics College, Latinos, College, Pew Center, Hispanics, Good News, College Enrollment, Latinos in College, Pew Hispanic Center, Latino Voices News

There are more Latino kids in college than ever thanks to a 24-percent spike in enrollment in just one year that also helped the U.S. reach all-time...

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The Stories Statistics Don't Tell

Preeti Vissa | Posted 10.02.2011 | Business
Read More: Latinos, National Council of La Raza, Federal Reserve, Foreclosure, African Americans, Pew Center, Business News
Preeti Vissa

For every dollar a white family owns, the median Latino family now has roughly six cents and the median black family has a nickel.

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WATCH: World's First Shark Sanctuary

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 09.17.2011 | Green
Read More: First Sanctuary for Sharks, Video, Conservatives, Pew Center, Shark Sanctuary, World First Shark Sanctuary, Shark Conservation, Shark Poaching, Pew Shark Research, Shark Conservation Act, Animals, Sharks, Green News

Sharks may have once been at the top of the food chain, but with 73 million now killed each year and 30 percent threatened with extinction, island cou...

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Report: Wide White-Hispanic Education Achievement Gap Persists

Posted 08.16.2012 | Home
Read More: Arne Duncan, White Hispanic Achievement Gap, Education Achievement Gap, Education Equity, Achievement Gap, Pew Center, Minority Education, Wyoming Schools, Hispanics, Naep, Hispanic-Education-Gap, Pew Hispanic Center, Home News

By Molly O'Toole WASHINGTON -- The Hispanic-white educational achievement gap has remained wide over the past two decades, according to a new repo...

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State Pensions Plans Face $1 TRILLION Shortfall: Pew Center

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: State Budgets, Public Pension Plans, Pew Center, Pensions, State Pensions, State Budget Deficits, Retirement Plans, Video, Business News

HARRISBURG, Pa. ( BY MARK SCOLFORO, AP) -- States may be forced to reduce benefits, raise taxes or slash government services to address a $1 trillion ...

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Toyota/Pew Collaboration Teaches Businesses How To Be More Sustainable

Julie A. Varughese | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Corporate Responsibility, Pew Center, Sustainability, Toyota, Global Climate Change, Business, Green Business, Green News
Julie A. Varughese

The Japanese automaker has touted its philosophy of reducing emissions in every aspect of its operations, from building more efficient manufacturing plants to aiming for completely recyclable vehicles.

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