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• Brownstein: The health care divide
The catch is that many credit supporters (Gruber included) say it can work only if it is joined with reforms that ensure more risk-sharing and equity in the individual marketplace.
• Stocks End Higher as Oil Slips
Barry Ritholtz, chief market strategist at Ritholtz Research & Analytics in New York, says he doesn't believe this run to the upside in equity markets will last, even though there's been a firm bid beneath the market for quite some time.
• Wall Street rallies on solid earnings
Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors said investors retreated primarily because of the AIG news. “That news came as something of a surprise to some and a wake-up call to most that the financial-service companies are ...
• Amid strong farm economy, some dire signs
Flinchbaugh and others said the agricultural economy bears a striking resemblance to that seen in the mid-1970s, when a seemingly insatiable demand for U.S. crops drove up land values and farmers took advantage of their soaring equity to increase debt
• Get Ready for the Bounce
Strong value metrics on this one with attractive PEG, [return on equity] almost twice expected forward [price-to-earnings ratio] and trading around 1.5x book." From a competitive perspective, it's hard to argue that Netgear is a leader. Best Buy ...

» California State University, Long Beach: Center for Language Minority Education & Research - Promotes equity in schools and society, and explores equity and access issues in oppressed communities.
» Cultural Knowledge Newsletter - A resource for those interested in learning more about diversity and culture.
» Different Approaches: Equity in Higher Education - Series of abstracts focusing on various aspects of equity issues.
» Donors Choose - Program allowing teachers to propose any project that would delight and benefit students. Viewers can read proposals and decide if they want to fund a project. History of the project, how to submit or fund a proposal, and news.
» Ensuring Equity with Alternative Assessments - Explores the advantages and limitations of alternative assessments.
» Equity and Diversity - A resource for educators concerned about creating equitable conditions for children.
» Gender Equity in Education - Resources for promoting a heightened awareness of the need for gender equity in education for both girls and boys.
» Maasai Girls Education Fund - The Fund encourages the education of Maasai girls in Kenya by covering all costs of education including boarding, travel, and books.
» The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium - Private non-profit corporation developing school programs that provide equal learning opportunities for students of diverse backgrounds. Provides desegregation assistance and other services to school districts in DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, and DC.
» Multicultural Education Pavilion - Provides educators, students, and activists resources and dialogues on equity, social justice, and multicultural education.
» School Funding Equity - Includes and overview of the causes and impact of disparities in public school funding in the US. Offers articles, links and related resources.
» Teaching Tolerance - Serves as a clearinghouse of information about anti-bias programs and activities being implemented in schools across the country.
» University of South Australia: Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work - Focuses on research and development projects at the interfaces between education, work and community, with a strong underpinning focus on social justice and equity.
» University of Toronto: Sociology & Equity Studies in Education - Information on degree programs and related resources.
» Women and Minorities in Math and Engineering - A program designed to provide opportunities for success to underrepresented students in the College of Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Vermont.
» Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network - WEPAN is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1990 to be a catalyst for change to enhance the success of women in the engineering professions.