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:
2016 Citizen-Readiness Index
Jamie Davies O'Leary 10.7.2016
NationalBlog
Ohio’s college remediation rate is dropping: Why?
Sarah Souders 9.16.2016
NationalBlog
America's untapped STEM potential
9.9.2016
NationalThe High Flyer
America's most segregating school district borders
Jessica Poiner 8.31.2016
NationalFlypaper
The child poverty rate plummeted after welfare reform. Here’s what that means for education.
Michael J. Petrilli 8.31.2016
NationalFlypaper
Stop failing the kids helping you most with their rosy test scores
Erika Sanzi 7.28.2016
NationalFlypaper
Getting better all the time
7.27.2016
NationalBlog
How to close the enrichment gap
Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2016
NationalFlypaper
Fisher II: A win for wealthy students
6.24.2016
NationalFlypaper
Racial bias in gifted and talented placement, and what to do about it
5.12.2016
NationalFlypaper
The next steps for career preparation
4.19.2016
NationalFlypaper