New ‘Atlas’ of Mobility Shows How Kids from Different Charlotte Neighborhoods Have Done
The Charlotte Observer • Ann Doss Helms and Galvin Off - October 1, 2018Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty, lead author of that study, which also included researchers from University of California at Berkeley, heads a new nonprofit group called Opportunity Insights, dedicated to figuring out what can break the generational chains of poverty and racism.
Learn MoreCharting the Civic Landscape: The Interested Bystander in Charlotte Context Report
Knight Foundation & Google • UNC Charlotte Urban Institute & Johnson C. Smith University - November 30, 2018Charlotte is paradoxical in many ways, with social, economic and political impediments that confound equitable growth, opportunity, and prosperity for those that reside within its political jurisdiction.
Read MoreLeading on Opportunity Council Spotlight: Ray McKinnon and Dena Diorio
Charlotte Business Journal • Bank of America - November 23, 2018Get to know the members of the Leading on Opportunity Council. Here, we’ll get the perspective on the work to drive economic mobility across Charlotte and hear their vision for our city from Ray McKinnon and Dena Diorio.
Read MoreLocal Leaders Discuss Challenges Faced by First-Generation College Students.
Charlotte Business Journal • Bank of America - November 16, 2018During a recent discussion at Queens University of Charlotte, a group of community leaders shared their personal experiences as first-generation college students and talked about resources available to help current students.
Read MoreLeading on Opportunity Council Spotlight: Edwin Peacock and Federico Rios
Charlotte Business Journal • Bank of America - November 7, 2018Get to know the members of the Leading on Opportunity Council. Here, we’ll get the perspective on the work to drive economic mobility across Charlotte and hear their vision for our city from Edwin Peacock and Federico Rios.
Read MoreOp-Ed: Why These Two Charlotte Leaders are Supporting the Affordable Housing Bonds
Charlotte Agenda • Michael Marsicano and Harold Rice, Jr. - November 1, 2018Over the past week the difficulty in overcoming our city’s housing shortage, particularly for our most vulnerable citizens, has been in the spotlight.
Read MoreSegregation is "On the Table" at Charlotte-Wide Community Event
North Carolina Health News • Yen Duong - October 29, 2018In the years since that Harvard and Berkeley study, Charlotteans have been reckoning with how to solve that inequity.
Read MoreLeading on Opportunity Hires Community Impact Directors to Address Key Drivers of Economic Mobility
Charlotte Business Journal • Bank of America - October 19, 2018Three community impact directors are now at work in Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s Leading on Opportunity initiative. They are point people to make an economic mobility strategy into real-life results. Their experience adds pragmatic breadth and depth for this Charlotte-Mecklenburg challenge.
Read MoreDetailed Maps Show How Neighborhoods Shape Children for Life.
New York Times • Emily Badger & Quoctrung Bui - October 1, 2018The earlier research showed Charlotte as among the worst large metropolitan areas in the country in creating opportunity for poor children, a realization that prompted the community to create a task force co-chaired by Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown.
Read MoreThe American Dream is Harder to Find in Some Neighborhoods
NPR Morning Edition • John Ydstie - October 1, 2018Does the neighborhood you grow up in determine how far you move up the economic ladder? A new online data tool being made public Monday finds a strong correlation between where people are raised and their chances of achieving the American dream.
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