Sean Reardon of Stanford University has written that “… the gap in standardized test scores between affluent and low-income students has grown by about 40 percent since the 1960s.” Researcher Sabrina Tarvernise furthered that when she wrote …

Don Sloan, an art professor at UW-L, said in his nomination that in addition to his service at UW-L, Stephens has played an active role in the community. Sloan cited Stephens' work with Rotary Lights, Freedom Fest, Irishfest, the Freedom Honor Flight …

As the choir began to sing 15 minutes before the service started, it became clear not only that the church would fill, but that the crowd would cut across racial, social and generational lines. Attendees were white and black, ordinary and affluent …

She and Kenyon grew up in an affluent household on McNicoll Ave. in North York and had a “great childhood,” Lowe said. She said he worked for several years creating graphics for autoTRADER and took courses at York University, though he never obtained …

By the middle of the 20th century, commentators were talking about the “affluent society” that had developed as each generation seemed to move up the economic ladder, doing better than their parents had done. At some point over the last several decades …

Two of his three sons remain janitors, one lucky to get an entry level job with a contractor working for the government municipal service and the other in a low-income private school. The third is a toddler. His widow, like any … Democracy is to be …

In gaming, the crowd-sourcing service gave us yet more proof that people-power can be mighty indeed. CHRIS ROBERTS (below) has raised a mind-boggling $35 million since 2012, through a … Social media too has given a voice to those excluded by the …

In today's affluent world, meaning and experiences are displacing products and services. As a consequence of the realization that our "stuff" is only a tiny part of what we desire, progress is now generated by intangibles such as happiness, goodwill …

We're also looking out for Canadians, among the most digitally connected people in the world, by introducing specific measures to promote more choice, lower prices and better service in Canada's wireless and cable television markets. And we … In …