Raj Chetty, Harvard economist and Director of Opportunity Insights, explains how large-scale data is transforming our understanding of social mobility in America. He discusses how tools like the Opportunity Atlas allow us to see, neighborhood by neighborhood, where children are most likely to rise out of poverty. Chetty shares findings that show how childhood environments, school quality, social capital, and economic connectedness dramatically shape life outcomes. He calls for targeted policies in three areas: helping families move to higher-opportunity neighborhoods, investing in struggling communities, and improving access to higher education. His data-driven approach offers a rare point of bipartisan consensus: no matter your politics, opportunity for all remains a shared ideal.
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