Nationally and in Ohio, we work to promote policies and practices that help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults, with a particular focus on what role our schools can play. Through publications, events, and commentary, we advocate for proven paths to the middle class, including high-quality career and technical education, a focus on high-achieving disadvantaged students, and the "Success Sequence."
Resources:
- Education for Upward Mobility
- The Education for Upward Mobility Conference
- Career and Technical Education in High School: Does It Improve Student Outcomes?
Our many upward-mobility-related blog posts are listed below.
Fordham’s upward mobility experts:
How rethinking industry-recognized credentials could boost student success
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.1.2022
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The case for career and technical education
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Jeanette Luna 11.22.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #844: An ode to overly-optimistic teachers, with Seth Gershenson
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Seth Gershenson, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.1.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #843: Halloween a week early with NAEP results in
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.25.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #842: Industry-recognized credentials aren’t living up to their potential
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Quentin Suffren, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.18.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #841: Good news for a change: Most states appear to be spending their ESSER dollars wisely
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Carissa Miller 10.11.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #840: The state of state education reform
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Jennifer Alexander 10.4.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #838: Was the charter sector too slow to reopen schools for in-person learning?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, M. Karega Rausch, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.21.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #836: How should schools handle any Covid waves this school year?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., John Bailey 9.6.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #835: The expanding partisan gap on K-12 education
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David M. Houston 8.30.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #834: Whether industry-recognized credentials benefit high schoolers
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Matt Giani 8.23.2022
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