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economic disparity stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Minority participation in the SAT is up to 40% in 2009, the highest level ever, the Washington Post reports. That's up 2 points since last year and a whopping 10 points since 1999. “More than ever, the SAT reflects the diversity of students in our nation's classrooms,"... More »

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SAT • college admissions • minority • test score • minorities • racial equality • economic disparity • College Board

OPINION

 Populist Outrage 
 Makes Perfect 
 Sense 

Pay system at the heart of this whole mess

Feb 4, 09 11:44 AM CST
(Newser) - All it takes is $18.4 billion, and suddenly the mob is restless. Once, we were content to brush Wall Street’s gross inequities under the rug, but “we’re populists of a more fiery sort now,” writes Thomas Frank in the Wall Street Journal, “... More »

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executive compensation • populism • banking industry • financial crisis • economic disparity

 Economy Stimulates 
 Hate Groups 

Immigrants, internet, hard times are groups' 'furnace of hate,' says expert

Jan 11, 09 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - The economic crush will spur more activity by the burgeoning number of hate groups in the US, experts warn. Law enforcement investigators are advocating for increased attention to the problem as the economy creates widespread discontent and more recruits for white supremacists, reports the Washington Post. "The internet, immigration... More »

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Ku Klux Klan • Neo-Nazi • hate groups • Nazis • economic disparity • Aryan Nation

 Food Banks See 
 Spike in Demand 

Former donors now need donations: bank director

Nov 27, 08 5:24 PM CST
(AP) - As millions of American families gathered to give thanks for what they have, food banks and shelters struggled to cope with a spike in demand for their services. "Food bank after food bank tells me it's new faces, people they haven't seen before," says one charity spokesman in... More »

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charity • Thanksgiving • food banks • economy • financial crisis • economic disparity

At More and More Colleges, SAT Is Now MIA 

Standardized test seen as poorly calibrated measure of students' abilities

Nov 24, 08 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Colleges are fleeing the SAT, saying the standardized test is not a reliable predictor of academic success, the Boston Globe reports. But though a coalition is forming against the requirement, even doubtful admission officials see the need for a field-leveler for disparate applicants. “The SAT only measures how good... More »

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SAT • college admissions • higher education • college • standardized testing • economic disparity

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