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Inequality needs to be defused

February 1, 2021 admin Other

In the column, Smallhorne called on the allegedly still-privileged whites of South Africa to heed warning signs of simmering discontent

Dispatches: When Addiction Has a White Face

January 15, 2021 admin Other

WHEN crack hit America in the mid-1980s, for African-Americans, to borrow from Ta-Nehisi Coates, civilization fell. Crack embodied instant and

城乡差距对于教育的影响（ Education affected by Urban-Rural gap）

October 22, 2020 admin Other

城乡差距对于教育的影响（ Education affected by Urban-Rural gap）随着中国科学技术与经济实力的日积月累，中国的经济实力已经在全球取得了突破性的成绩。我们的社会主义价值观取得了极大的成就而正是因为我们国家有着以人为本的教育理念，推进素质发展。彰显出了教育对一个国家的重要性。作为一个发展中的农业大国，知识的重要性不言而喻了，加强以及投资现代化教育成了现在的一大任务。据有关数据显示，我国的总人口为14亿，而所注册的农村人口就达到了8亿，约占总人口的57%，而农村与城市的人口之比更是达到了4：3。而现在，在一些农村，教育上的细小问题也在慢慢地暴露出来，这些问题不仅大大地限制了农村地区经济的发展，也将孩子们培养学习的兴趣，义务教育制度的实施增添了许多麻烦。而问题所在则是教育资源。教育资源，共分为两种，师资力量资源，以及教育器材资源。师资资源：由于生活环境条件的艰辛，在2010-2013年间，乡村教师的流失量由427万降到了330万，短短的三年内,流失量就达到了5万，流失率高达30%。而这些原因并不是因为工资所造成的，据统计一名乡村教师的月薪可达到4511元，而城市教师的工资只有3500元左右。对此政府为鼓励乡村教师对其提供了许多的福利及政策，如一些城市直接聘请满30年教龄的乡村教师高级教师的荣誉称号。教学设备：在大城市里，眼花缭乱的多媒体教学已经实现了多媒体的教学方式，电子白板几乎普遍出现在学生眼前，在城里孩子眼里已经变得索然无味的电子白板或许在乡村孩子眼里是一个缤纷五彩的新世界。随着时间的推移，各种福利保障制度更加完善，我相信在不远的将来，农村孩子们也会体验到学习的乐趣。王西杰

Richest Countries Failing To End Poverty, Inequality: UN

August 6, 2020 admin Other

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Most of the world’s richest countries failed to earn top marks on their progress

The 99% Got a Raise Last Year, But Not Enough to Dent Rising Inequality

August 4, 2020 admin Other

Here’s the good news After getting short shrift for years after the recession, families in the bottom 99% of earners

Stiglitz: Fed’s Zero-Rate Policy Boosts Inequality

July 15, 2020 admin Other

The Federal Reserve’s prolonged policies of near-zero interest rates and asset purchases have further widened the already large gap between the

Dispatches: The Path to Prosperity Is Blue

July 9, 2020 admin Other

HOW can America’s leaders foster broad prosperity? For most Republicans — including Donald J. Trump — the main answer is

Universities remain a hive of inequality – they must do more to attract the excluded

May 28, 2020 admin Other

The higher education sector in England has gone through some major changes in recent years, from the 2012 rise in

Free education comes at the cost of equality

May 18, 2020 admin Other

University students have scored some massive victories since “fees must fall” entered South Africa’s lexicon. They have secured more government

The Matter of Social Inequality

May 1, 2020 admin Other

The Matter of Social Inequality Once industrialization took place and productivity increased, we have been able to enjoy material abundance.

Geographical Inequality in China

April 29, 2020 admin Income Inequality, Other

China is a broad country, with hundreds of thousands of cities. However, there are huge differences between cities along the

Scrap school admissions policies based on postcode – they entrench inequality

September 19, 2019 admin Other

Why are pupils from disadvantaged families more often found studying in poorly performing schools? Is it the choices their parents

CULTURAL INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.

July 26, 2019 admin Other

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Charles Murray discusses the emergence of what he refers to as “cultural inequality” in

#ElxnSexism draws attention to sexism, racism, homophobia on the campaign trail

May 6, 2018 admin Other

TORONTO – A Twitter chat about sexism in politics is drawing attention to not only reports of gender inequality, but

How American schools are making inequality worse

March 7, 2018 admin Other

The influence of student poverty on student learning is indisputable. International studies demonstrate that in every country, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are

Cultural inequality

March 4, 2018 admin Other

In all the talk about income inequality, a more important kind tends to be forgotten: cultural inequality. But it’s finally

Escape from inequality

February 17, 2018 admin Other

INEQUALITY, especially social and economic inequality, was put squarely on the international agenda when French economist Thomas Piketty last year

Matthew Lester: Education lost between HR & CSI – key to addressing inequality

January 31, 2018 admin Other

Well known economist Thomas Piketty’s visit to South Africa has left Matthew Lester with a lot to ponder. Piketty’s mantra says redistribution

A Crucial Inequality Discussion Is Missing From The Election Debates

October 23, 2017 admin Other

The U.S. is facing an impending Social Security deficit. It’s a problem that presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio

Why South African universities are in the grip of a class struggle

September 7, 2017 admin Other

Each year, hundreds of thousands of students enrol to study at South Africa’s universities. Of the 60% of black African

How tax havens are widening the inequality gap

July 4, 2017 admin Other

The economic gap between the rich and the poor will continue to grow unless decision-making authorities of the world don’t

Inequality is growth’s enemy

May 18, 2017 admin Other

Johannesburg – Inequality is rising globally and social discontent is rising with it. This has brought a new focus on

Lack of land reform fuels inequality in SA – Piketty

April 14, 2017 admin Other

Johannesburg – Thomas Piketty, the French economist specialising in wealth and inequality, said a lack of large-scale, forced land redistribution

Wealth tax – the way to end inequality?

December 28, 2016 admin Other

THE Great Piketty Tour has been and gone, leaving in its wake a huge paper trail of articles and columns;

How South Africa can disrupt its deeply rooted educational inequality

October 19, 2016 admin Other

If one were to measure an education system’s strength purely on access, South Africa would be a schooling success story.