The haves and the have-even-mores / Where is education headed?

February 7th, 2007

Hey, if you’re rich, you’ll probably get even richer. But if you’re broke…

I have started to follow NPRs stories on the the growing economic disparity between the rich and poor in the United States. Now I’m no economist, but I have studied a little bit of history and there is a pattern that emerges when a state’s income inequality begins to spiral out of control: Things start to fall apart. Check out this telling chart: Continue reading »