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Mainstream methods to bridge opportunity gap often lack long-term viability

By Aakash Jain ’14 THE ROUNDUP This year’s Summit will focus on finding solutions to address the so-called opportunity gap, which refers to the growing global disparity in income, education and ultimately, standard of living. While most reasonable people generally agree that helping the poor and underprivileged should be a priority, there is usually heated […]

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Union power and lack of competition hurting schools more than funding

By Nick May ’13 THE ROUNDUP The opportunity gap in America is a problem that has increased in size over the past 50 years. One of the most widely talked about opportunity gaps is that of education. Students in struggling schools do not have the same amount of opportunities as a school that is productive […]

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Inequality solutions present through financial aid programs

By Alec Vick ’15 THE ROUNDUP I feel very fortunate to go to a school that takes so many steps to bridge the opportunity gap for its vast range of students. When a student steps onto Brophy’s campus, this gap may not be apparent, and does not show itself as often. But it is, in […]

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