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Education in Chicago: Thank God We're Not Texans!

Bill Sweetland | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: High-School Academic Graducation Credits, High School Sports, Football, Texas, Texas State Legislature, Texas State Board of Education, Texas High School Football, Sports, No Child Left Behind, Texas High School Athletes, Chicago News
Bill Sweetland

However silly, misguided, and stupid our opinions and actions regarding our schools may be, at least we ain't as bad as them Texans.

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The Economic Costs of Uninsured Children

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Health Insurance, Health Care, Economy, Children's Health Insurance, Texas, Basker Institute, Texas State Legislature, Rick Perry, Business News
Marian Wright Edelman

In addition to it being the morally right thing to do, investing in children is also the economically smart thing to do. Children constitute over half the Medicaid rolls but less than a quarter of its costs.

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