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The data revolution has had a profound impact in so many domains but has barely touched the social sectors. Data offer the potential to connect people and resources more quickly, effectively, and efficiently.

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Measuring Mobility from Poverty

April 19, 2018
Gregory Acs, Amrita Maitreyi, Alana L. Conner, Hazel Rose Markus, Nisha G. Patel, Sarah Lyons-Padilla, Jennifer L. Eberhardt

The US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty’s definition of mobility comprises three core principles: economic success, power and autonomy, and being valued in community. This paper curates and describes selected measures of these three principles.

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Race, Gender, Inclusion, and Dignity

Place and culture matter: A conversation with Reverend Luis Cortés Jr.

January 23, 2017
Lionel Foster

In North Philadelphia, Reverend Luis Cortés Jr. is building an organization that is responsive to the needs of local residents and takes pride in ethnic heritage. He wants to make it a national model.

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Data and Outcomes

Webinar on 1/26: Conversations from Thought Leaders on Economic Mobility: Reflections and Insights on Recent Research and Ideas

December 23, 2016

Webinar: Conversations from Thought Leaders on Economic Mobility: Reflections and Insights on Recent Research and Ideas

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Children, Parents, and Families

Intergenerational mobility's downward trend

December 13, 2016

Mobility Partnership member Raj Chetty is being credited with quantifying the state of the American Dream: it is not nearly as robust as it used to be.

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Jobs, Education, and the Labor Market

The future of higher education

November 17, 2016

Mobility Partnership member and City Colleges of Chicago chancellor Cheryl Hyman spoke at the Atlantic’s Future of Work summit.

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