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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:
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Education Gadfly Show #830: When it comes to Covid learning loss, the bleeding has stopped
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Lindsay Dworkin, Karyn Lewis 7.26.2022
NationalPodcast
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The Education Gadfly Show #828: Arizona’s expanded ESA: The big enchilada of school choice
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Matt Beienburg 7.12.2022
NationalPodcast
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The Education Gadfly Show #827: The debate over “no zeroes” grading policies
Michael J. Petrilli, Daniel Buck, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.5.2022
NationalPodcast
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The Education Gadfly Show #826: Research Deep Dive: What we know about gifted education
Michael J. Petrilli, Jonathan Plucker, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.29.2022
NationalResource
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How student outcomes were impacted by the desegregation of schools
Julia Wolf 4.28.2022
NationalFlypaper
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On the future of education research at IES
Adam Gamoran 4.22.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Academic validation: Maryland’s alternative graduation pathways examined
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.21.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: April 21, 2022
The Education Gadfly 4.21.2022
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: April 21, 2022
The Education Gadfly 4.21.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Does all play and no work make Jack a smart boy?
Victoria McDougald 4.14.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #810: College for all or college for some?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds 3.9.2022
NationalResource