Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003

Tuesday 9 February 2010

ON THE AGENDA

No Teacher Left Behind?

Scott Bittle
Feb 5, 2010

The No Child Left Behind law, which for good or ill has been the center of American education policy over the past decade, is up for an overhaul. That's the word from the Obama administration, which says a central point will be changing how schools are rated, one of the most controversial parts of the law.

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Load 16 (Clean?) Tons And What Do You Get…

Scott Bittle
Feb 4, 2010

The federal government this week announced plans to push biofuels and "clean coal" technology, in an effort to move forward on energy options even while a more complicated "cap-and-trade" plan stays stalled in Congress. Developing new technology is important to solving our energy problems, but what is really at stake here and what choices do we have?

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FACING UP TO THE
Nation's Finances

National Debt Clock

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003

Real median household income remained unchanged between 2002 and 2003 at $43,318. At the same time, the nation’s official poverty rate rose from 12.1 percent in 2002 to 12.5 percent in 2003.

published August 2004

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