Poverty in Schools

I was able to find some pretty interesting statistics regarding race/ethnicity and poverty in schools. It was in a report done by the U.S. Department of Education titled, "The Condition of Education 2008". Though many people believe that race and ethnicity do not play a huge role in educational success these days, this report proves differently. It shows what a gap there is between the percent of black/hispanic children in high poverty schools vs. the percent of white children attending high poverty schools. It is proven that schools in poverty typically have less resources so therefore the success in learning is lower.
Link=http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2008/2008031.pdf

"We The People" commentary

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/15/rosen-we-the-people/

This article most definitely caught my attention. The name alone is so common and well known that it makes the reader want to see what it is all about. I think that the writer did an excellent job at choosing something that most all Americans can relate to.
Once you begin reading you can sense the writer's sarcasm coming out. He points out things that seem pretty obvious to most and adds his own view to it. He brings out a new way of looking at something that has always been part of our nation's history. He relates to everyone by pointing out simple ideas about how nobody truly is alike so we never really can be considered "one". By the end of his column you can't help but agree with what he is saying.