will require some college, compared with just 28% of jobs in 1973.

These troubling disparities have not passed unnoticed. In 2013, President Obama, called income inequality "the defining challenge of our time," and in his 2014 State of the Union address he stated the need to "guarantee every child access to a world-class education." But addressing these problems will require focused attention at all levels of government. With Nov. 4th just days away, voters would benefit from knowing where the current candidates, especially those in tight races, stand on issues of income and educational inequality and whether they have specific plans to ensure a first-rate education for all children -- especially the poorer ones.

Given the extensive use of the internet, we reviewed the public face of some key campaigns-- the candidates' websites. The lack of information is rather depressing. In the Iowa Senate race, for example, candidate Joni Ernst (R) not only fails to mention economic inequality on her campaign website, but her issues page has no section devoted to education. The only reference to education on her issues page concerns the need to improve veterans' education and jobs training programs. By contrast, her opponent, Democrat Bruce Braley, addresses the need to expand the middle class on his website. He mentions programs to assist unemployed workers in their search for work, including job training, and discusses the need to address educational shortcomings (although not specific to poor students).

In Louisiana, neither incumbent Mary Landrieu (D) nor Bill Cassidy (R) makes reference to growing income inequality in their