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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:

  • Michael J. Petrilli

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Good jobs don’t always require college

Bruno V. Manno 5.31.2019
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show: Rural schools and the urban bleed

Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Arielle Dreher 5.29.2019
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Education 20/20: William J. Bennett

10.23.2026 6:10 pm
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Is Career and Technical Education Having an Identity Crisis?

10.23.2026 6:10 pm
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Education 20/20: Rod Paige and Peter Wehner

10.23.2026 6:10 pm
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How Aligned is Career and Technical Education to Local Labor Markets?

Cameron Sublett, David Griffith 4.3.2019
NationalReport
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Education 20/20: Arthur Brooks and Adam Meyerson

10.23.2026 6:10 pm
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Education 20/20: Kay Hymowitz and Nicholas Eberstadt

10.23.2026 6:10 pm
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LeBron’s I Promise School isn’t a charter, but it puts kids first—and that’s all that matters

Jessica Poiner 8.6.2018
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Access to gifted education is a social justice issue

Rudy Crew 7.9.2018
NationalThe High Flyer
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Art for charity's sake

Apoorva Panidapu 6.29.2018
NationalThe High Flyer
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When it comes to graduation requirements, mastery matters

Jessica Poiner 4.16.2018
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