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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (218866)	3/5/2013 5:06:45 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 543079

Great post. Thanks.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (218866)	3/5/2013 5:28:36 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543079

Wow- Utah sucks. Glad to see all that blue where I live.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (218866)	3/5/2013 5:52:19 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543079

Looks like 25 years of deteriorating quality of life from Oklahoma to Appalachia. Hmmm, what do those areas all have in common?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (218866)	3/5/2013 6:15:38 PM
From: Alex MG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543079

Report: Poor U.S. Students Receive Developing-World Educations The findings, compiled by the Equity and Excellence Commission — an independent group consisting of more than two dozen leaders in the education field — further estimate that racial disparities in education cost the country about $50 trillion in unfulfilled earning potential. If African-American and Hispanic students performed at the same level as white students for the next 80 years, in other words, they would contribute that staggering amount, more than three times the current GDP, to the economy.