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Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions

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Affirmative action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions

July 24, 2023 • A blockbuster new study finds that America's elite private colleges are systematically giving huge advantages to rich kids over their equally bright, yet less privileged peers.

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The secret to upward mobility: Friends

August 8, 2022 • Who your friends are may be the key to your economic success story. In a groundbreaking study by Harvard researchers, find out why cross-class friendships may be the key ingredient to the American Dream.

The secret to upward mobility: Friends

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Why the American Dream is more attainable in some cities than others

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Why the American Dream is more attainable in some cities than others

August 1, 2022 • A blockbuster new study reveals a key factor explaining rates of upward mobility.

What A 1968 Report Tells Us About The Persistence Of Racial Inequality

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What A 1968 Report Tells Us About The Persistence Of Racial Inequality

June 9, 2020 • Despite political and social progress, African Americans still lag far behind economically.

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Hidden Brain

Zipcode Destiny

December 9, 2019 • There's a core belief embedded in the story of the United States — the American Dream. Today we look at the state of that dream as we revisit our 2018 conversation with economist Raj Chetty. We'll ask some questions that carry big implications: can you put an economic value on a great kindergarten teacher? How is it that two children living just a few blocks from each other can have radically different chances in life? And what gives Salt Lake City an edge over Cleveland when it comes to offering people better prospects than their parents?

Zipcode Destiny

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