The huge difference in academic performance between students from different economic circumstances and racial/ethnic backgrounds.

A effective teacher is the single most important factor in boosting student achievement.

Annually, the US spends $9,644 per student compared to $22,600 per prison inmate.

90% of incoming freshmen at the top 150 colleges come from families in the top half of U.S. annual income distribution.

In 1970, the United States had 30% of the world's college graduates, now it has only 15%.

On average, an American student drops out of high school every 26 seconds.

18% of all college-ready high school graduates are African-American or Latino.

Only about half the nation's African-American & Latino students graduate from high school on time.

Black and Latino students are 2-3x more likely to have below basic skills in reading and math.

90% of incoming freshman at the top 150 colleges come from families in the top half of U.S. annual income distribution.

70% of top income earners have at least a bachelor's degree.

High school graduates will earn ~$1 million less over their working lives than college graduates.

College graduates are 50% more likely to vote than high school graduates.

High school graduates live up to 7 years longer than high school dropouts.

A high school dropout is 5-8x more likely to be incarcerated than a college graduate.

American 15 year-olds' math skills rank 25th internationally.

By 4th grade, Black and Latino students are on average nearly 3 academic years behind their white and Asian counterparts.

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Daily News Roundup—March 10, 2010
on Mar 10, 2010 by The EEP Team

Wednesday March 10, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. Yesterday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee kicked off its hearings on the reauthorization of the Elementaryand Secondary Education Act.

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Daily News Roundup—March 9, 2010
on Mar 09, 2010 by The EEP Team

Tuesday March 9, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan emphasized the effort of the federal government to become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity in all areas of education.

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Daily News Roundup—March 8, 2010
on Mar 08, 2010 by The EEP Team

Monday March 8, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial and relevant articles in the world of education reform. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Alabama Monday where he will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" civil rights confrontation in Selma, Ala.

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Open Letter to the President, Secretary of Education, and Congress on ESEA Reauthorization
on Mar 03, 2010 by Education Equality Project & 17 Other Education and Civil Rights Groups

Today, the Education Equality Project (EEP) joined a coalition of 18 education advocacy, civil rights, and policy organizations who submitted a set of recommendations to the President, Secretary of Education, and Congress regarding the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

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