economic mobility

“Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a phrase that used to describe trying to do something that was nearly impossible. (Imagine, for a moment,…

Education is one of the best ways to get ahead in America. So, why do so many young people from poor backgrounds drop out? An economic paper published…

We're data geeks here at State of Opportunity. And there's a treasure trove of data (and more to come!) housed at the Institute for Social Research at the…

In the early 1800s, the newly formed state of Georgia had a lot of new land under its control. The land had been taken mostly from the native Muskogee and…

Oh the summer holidays. Frankly, some things in the news get missed. So I'm glad the folks at Sociological Images were paying attention to recent economic…

This chart comes from a report released yesterday by the Pew Economic Mobility Project. The report looked at the effects of unemployment on American…

Your participation and insightful guests made for a spirited discussion about themes ranging from power to policy, but really the question was if all kids…

Be honest: How many of you made a New Year's resolution to save more money?Saving money can be especially hard to do in a tough economy, so kudos to you.…

A new report by the Pew Economic Mobility Project shows that while all communities were impacted by the Great Recession, families in high-poverty…

I have to confess, I'm a little obsessed with measures of economic mobility. These measures address the basic elements of the American Dream. We get…