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Mapped: The strange link between obesity and corruption

Strange Maps

Not by comparing the fiscal, economic, and financial data of each country theyd only end up comparing (rotten) apples to (spoiled) oranges. Instead, to arrive at their Corruption Perceptions Index and Control of Corruption Indicator (respectively), they aggregate the opinions of experts in governance and corruption.

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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

Anthropology.net

From political power struggles to economic inequality and environmental exploitation, an evolutionary past rooted in dominance, survival, and competition still drives much of human behavior today. The drive to secure food and territory manifests in economic competition and resource hoarding.

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Economic Mobility Pathways in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky: Building Networks for Frontline Talent Development

Digital Promise

It wasn’t until a group of local leaders from across education, business, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic communities came together to identify challenges and collectively design solutions that real pathways toward income mobility began to emerge for the area’s adult learners. Collaborating Organizations. Brighton Center, Kentucky.

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OPINION: If we don’t act quickly, the student loan default system could plunge more families into poverty

The Hechinger Report

It is especially abhorrent that a government program intended to create equitable opportunities for all students instead perpetuates racial and economic gaps in financial stability and mobility. By seizing these benefits, the federal government takes away critical financial lifelines that reduce poverty for millions of families.

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OPINION: Sadly, our progress is stalled and backsliding 70 years after Brown v. Board

The Hechinger Report

They also called education “the most important function of state and local governments,” the “very foundation of good citizenship” and “a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values [and] in preparing him for later professional training.” The link between education and economic opportunity has only increased.

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Black college presidents matter; we should lead from the top

The Hechinger Report

In a 2017 study by the American Council on Education, a higher education association, researchers found that individuals who identified as something other than white held just 17 percent of college and university presidencies in 2016, while representing 42 percent of students enrolled in 2015.

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How higher education’s own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis

The Hechinger Report

Some members of the institution’s own governing board were surprised when they were confronted with these facts. percent from 2009 to 2017, a period during which the S&P 500 index gained 11.2 In a system of shared governance, they’re also served by keeping the faculty content. Other spending, too, continued to go up.