Quote Of The Day

Published on 1/7/2011 in Economics and Inequality. 1 Comment

“Since the mid-1970s, the gap between rich and poor has grown considerably. One of best analyses of this long-term trend is by the Harvard economics professors Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz in their book, “The Race Between Education and Technology.” The authors conclude that widening inequality is largely a symptom of the educational system’s failure to provide enough skilled workers to keep up with the ever increasing demand.” — Greg Mankiw, professor of economics at Harvard University

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  • Frank
    1/15/2011 at 5:42 pm

    Consider how our leaders “plan” our schooling and ask yourself: “Just why are we where we are today?”

    Lets steer our children towards STEM careers and do what it takes to get them prepared for tomorrow.

    “Texas produces more law school graduates than it has jobs for. But that has not stopped some lawmakers from proposing that the state build a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley.”
    The Texas Tribune
    Backers Push a Law School in the Valley By REEVE HAMILTON
    Published: January 14, 2011

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