(2006) As the population of the United States grew from 200 million to 300 million from 1967 to 2006, some fast-growing major metropolitan areas scored big time in the major league sports arena. Phoenix went from zero to four major sports teams.
(2010) The concept of "race" has always been controversial, given ugly associations with slavery, the eugenics movement, and racism.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2014) The index disaggregates data by racial and ethnic group and by state in order to measure the "impact of a child’s race on his or her opportunity for success in adulthood," according to the foundation.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the Data Sheet for a variety of topics and activities.
(2008) Media reports on the "exploding" middle class in India would lead any reader to believe that Indian society is undergoing a top-to-bottom transformation into a society of Western-style consumers. A recent Business Week article quoted a McKinsey Global Institute study that claimed that India, in one generation, would become a nation of upwardly mobile middle-class households, consuming goods ranging from high-end cars to designer clothing.