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American Dream Authentic Learning Project: Extend Your Thinking
Resources for the Essential Question: Has our community made improvements/changes/progress?
Does the neighborhood you grow up in determine how far you move up the economic ladder? A new online data tool being made public Monday finds a strong correlation between where people are raised and their chances of achieving the American dream.
In this week's "Hanging On" series about the American middle class, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with business owners Manolo Betancur and Zhenia Martinez. They own Las Delicias Bakery in Charlotte, N.C.
American political scientist Robert Putnam says we've lost sight of America as the land of opportunity. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about his new book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis.
Gicela Lpez started a taqueria in hopes of providing a better life for her children. Today the whole family works in the store, but her eldest wonders if the family's sacrifice has been worthwhile.
Find a larger audience for your thoughts on the American Dream. Submit your creative works about your response to the PBS Documentary Series, American Creed, available to educators on the PBS website.
