Thirteen Economic Facts about Social Mobility and the Role of Education
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2013-06-25
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The Hamilton Project
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This Hamilton Project policy memo provides thirteen economic facts on the growth of income inequality and its relationship to social mobility in America; on the growing divide in educational opportunities and outcomes for high- and low-income students; and on the pivotal role education can play in increasing the ability of low-income Americans to move up the income ladder.
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educational opportunities, social mobility, low-income students