In Praise of Robert Frost

In this speech, President Kennedy emphasizes that it is the responsibility of those who are privileged to engage in public service. Research changes in education and income statistics since 1958 and 1962. Use the Internet to find the answers to the following questions: What percentage of students in state colleges come from low-income homes? What percentage of workers lacks a high school diploma? What percentage of the unemployed lacks a high school diploma? What percentage of the nation’s total personal income belongs to the one-fifth of the people who earn the least? What percentage of the nation’s total personal income belongs to the one-fifth of the people earning the most? Present the information that you are able to find in a list. Then write a brief analysis of the conclusions you can draw from these statistics.