The American Recovery Act in my own backyard

Posted on October 28, 2009 by chiarasottile

As I was out of the United States for a few months while funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act were distributed state-by-state, I wondered if there would be tangible changes when I returned home. California, owing in part to its massive economy and population, is to receive the second-most generous portion of the [...]

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ETS: Raising the blockades of educational inequity one test at a time

Posted on October 27, 2009 by chiarasottile

Every day, headlines, statistics and my own parents tell me that I chose the exact wrong time to graduate from college. In our anorexic economic climate with scarce job opportunities, the number of graduates with an appetite for postgraduate study has burgeoned. Even before the economy tumbled and naysayers negated the prospects of my generation, [...]

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