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:

Supporting low birth weight babies helps long after infancy
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 3.18.2020
NationalFlypaper

An open letter to Checker Finn and Mike Petrilli
Ross Wiener 3.18.2020
NationalFlypaper

Resources for learning from home during Covid-19 school closures
Michael J. Petrilli 3.16.2020
NationalFlypaper

For coronavirus-affected U.S. schools, 5 lessons from China in emergency distance learning
Adam Tyner 3.9.2020
NationalFlypaper

The harm of special education enrollment caps
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.12.2020
NationalFlypaper

Students of color lack access to advanced coursework, but there are solutions
Brandon L. Wright 1.15.2020
NationalThe High Flyer

Early college: The little reform bundle that could
Tom Vander Ark 12.11.2019
NationalFlypaper

Shining a light on bright students
Jonathan Plucker 11.21.2019
NationalThe High Flyer

The Education Gadfly Show: The Scarcity of High-Quality Early Childhood Education
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Carrie Gillispie 11.13.2019
NationalPodcast

Opening STEM opportunities in Appalachia
Aaron Churchill 10.30.2019
NationalFlypaper

AP: Great for gifted high schoolers
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Andrew Scanlan 10.9.2019
NationalFlypaper