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Access to Education & poverty and economic inequality

Below are the best resources we could find on Access to Education and poverty and economic inequality.

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Equity in Wellness—Presented by Nicole Cardoza

Wellness should be accessible to everyone. How can we use privileged practices to address social isolation in underserved communities?

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Mothers United: An Immigrant Struggle for Socially Just Education

In urban American school systems, the children of recent immigrants and low-income parents of color disproportionately suffer from overcrowded classrooms, lack of access to educational resources, and underqualified teachers.

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I Am Not Proof of the American Dream

For kids today from poorer backgrounds, the path I took through education no longer exists.

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Buckminster Fuller on an Economic System Based on Abundance not Scarcity

Buckminster Fuller knew it was possible to feed clothe house and educate every man woman and child on Earth... and that our current economic system is based on the belief that we can not do that.

Buckminster Fuller

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

When her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez was excited about enrolling in her neighborhood school. But she and her brothers were turned away and told they had to attend the Mexican school instead.

Duncan Tonatiuh

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Arundhati Roy: The Doctor and the Saint

The Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important – and still most controversial – works of Indian political writing. Completed in 1936, the book is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and the caste system that infuriated Gandhi yet has remained a rallying cry for 60 years.

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot

Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women.

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Economics as If Caring Matters

A recent poll found that the biggest issue for voters as the 2008 election approaches is not the Iraq war. It's an issue that leaders have not been focusing on: the well-being of America's children.

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Working While in College Might Hurt Students More than It Helps

Working in college may be a necessity, especially for low-income students, but it creates additional challenges.

Anthony P. Carnevale

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As March Madness Rolls on, So Will the Myths of Black Athletic Superiority

Black sports stars have collectively achieved what they have because society presents them with few other options.

Reagan Griffin Jr.

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