Iraq. “The entrenched leadership of the Kurdistan region of Iraq was shaken Sunday by what appeared to be a stronger than expected showing in regional elections by a new opposition coalition.”
Neighborhoods matter. “Researchers have found that being raised in poor neighborhoods plays a major role in explaining why African American children from middle-income families are far more likely than white children to slip down the income ladder as adults.”
Editorial - Mexico. “If this country is ever going to get a handle on its illegal immigration problem, more than a secure border and a workable guest-worker program is needed. Mexico's economy also needs to prosper.” (Denver Post)
Quote of the day. “I was frustrated with all the turnover among staff, with the lack of teacher input, with working longer and harder than teachers at other schools and earning less.” Jennifer Gilley, a social studies teacher at the Ralph Ellison Campus of the Chicago International Charter School, where three campuses recently voted to unionize. (New York Times)
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