MOScout Sunday6: Rise of Independents - Soft Skills Rules - Move People Move! and more…

1. There’s a record high number of Independents amid our polarized political environment.

Source: Gallup.

2. The sharp increase in electrical demand forecasts.

Source: Wall Street Journal.

3. Is “gifted” another indicator of “rich?” “Currently, 6.1 percent of K-12 students in the United States receive gifted education. Using education and IRS data that provide information on students and their family income, we show pronounced differences in who schools identify as gifted across the distribution of family income. Under 4 percent of students in the lowest income percentile are identified as gifted, compared with 20 percent of those in the top income percentile. Income-based differences persist after accounting for student test scores and exist across students of different sexes and racial/ethnic groups, underscoring the importance of family resources for gifted identification in schools.”

Source: Census.

4. Soft skills rule.

Source: Financial Times.

5. Lack of physical activity, by state.

Source: Axios.

6. It’s not always “Women and children first.”

Source: Not-Ship.com