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Community College May Hold the Key to Social Mobility »

The first contact with higher education for most college-bound students from disadvantaged backgrounds is the local community college. While community…

The Brookings Institution
by: The Brookings Institution
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Why Marriage Matters for Social Mobility »

Marriage is becoming an affluent pursuit, and social mobility is stagnating: two big contemporary American problems. Having two earners is…

More than Half of U.S. Families Earn $60k or Less Per Year »

More than half of America’s working-age families with children under age eighteen (approximately 20.1 million families) have annual incomes of…

The Brookings Institution
by: The Brookings Institution
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