For Many Families, Gap’s Getting Wider
October 26, 2008 – Free Lance-Star
Altarum Policy Roundtable, October 23, 2008
“Measuring Human Development in America,” was presented at the Altarum Institute, a DC-based nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization serving government and private-sector clients.
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Watch Out For Pitfalls During Financial Turmoil
Rail, Economy On Table
October 1, 2008 – Reston Connection
Health Care: The Other Answer
Southern California Grantmakers, November 19, 2008
For those in SoCal, the authors of The Measure of America will be giving a plenary speech at the Southern California Grantmakers 35th Annual Conference on November 19th.
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Shriver Center Dialogue, October 17, 2008
The Measure of America co-author Sarah Burds-Sharp will join others on a panel to discuss the meaning of human rights in the United States. Sponsored by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, the dialogue will take place on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8:15am CDT in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit the event’s website.
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Seminars: Failing Health In America, October 1, 2008
The authors of The Measure of America, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, will be presenting a series of tele-seminars sponsored by The Foundation for American Communications (FACS). The next two seminars are scheduled for October 1st and 8th at 2:00pm ET and will cover the topic of education disparities. Afterwards on October 14th and 21st, there will be two additional teleseminars on standard of living at 2:00pm ET on each of those dates as well. For more information and to register for free, click here.
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Hey Big Number, Make Room For The Rest Of Us
August 31, 2008 – New York Times
Forming A More Perfect Measure
August 31, 2008 – New York Times