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New “Three R’s” of education ~ Results, resilience, relationships ~ Roy Leighton at TEDx
I found this TEDx talk by Roy Leighton a bit chaotic and incomplete, but it contained some excellent points to ponder…and act upon.
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Education is a “luxury of the elite” to GOP contenders ~ Paul Krugman
If underfunding public education leaves many children of the less affluent shut out from upward mobility, well, did you really believe that stuff about creating equality of opportunity? So whenever you hear Republicans say that they are the party of traditional values, bear in mind that they have actually made Read more
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Richard Wilkinson ~ Economic inequality harms societies
Using historical data, Richard Wilkinson illustrates how income disparities WITHIN a society are strongly correlated with poorer general health, shorter lifespans, increased violence, less upward mobility, and much, much more. Quite shocking. Economic inequality matters.