Post Tagged 'Brookings Institution'

March 24, 2015

The Greatest ‘Privilege’ In America? Get Married, Stay Married

There is a lot of talk about “privilege” in our nation: white privilege, the privilege of the “1%,” privilege of living in one school district versus another. Yet, the greatest “privilege” in America is hardly ever mentioned. Continue Reading...

April 18, 2013

School Vouchers Increase College Attendance for Black Students

New research suggests that school vouchers have a greater impact on whether black students attend college than small class sizes or effective teachers: Matthew M. Chingos of the Brookings Institution and Paul E. Continue Reading...

January 18, 2012

Acton Moves Up in Global Think Tank Rankings

The Think Tanks and Civil Society Program at the University of Pennsylvania this morning released its “2011 Global Go To Think Tanks Rankings” and associated trends analysis. The full report will be posted here soon. Continue Reading...

November 30, 2011

Rev. Robert A. Sirico at Georgetown Roundtable Discussion

The Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, & World Affairs at Georgetown University and the Governance Studies Program at The Brookings Institution have invited Rev. Robert A. Sirico, president and co-founder of the Acton Institute, to join a December 6 roundtable discussion in Washington on economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Continue Reading...

April 14, 2010

Commentary: Prophet Jim Wallis and the Ecclesia of Economic Ignorance

Sign up for Acton News & Commentary here. This week, I contributed a piece on Jim Wallis’ new book. +++++++++ This class of the very poor – those who are just on the borders of pauperism or fairly over the borders – is rapidly growing. Continue Reading...