Poor at 20, poor for life, By Alana Semuels, July 14, 2016, The Atlantic: “It’s not an exaggeration: It really is getting harder to move up in America. Those who make very little money in their first jobs will probably still be making very little decades later, and those who start off making middle-class wages have similarly limited paths. Only those who start out at the top are likely to continue making good money throughout their working lives. That’s the conclusion of a new paper by Michael D. Carr and Emily E. Wiemers, two economists at the University of Massachusetts in Boston…”
Tag: Economic mobility
Economic Mobility – Charlotte, NC
Where children rarely escape poverty, By Emily DeRuy and Janie Boschma, March 7, 2016, The Atlantic: “Charlotte, North Carolina, wants to change its status as one of the worst places in the United States for poor children to have a shot at getting ahead as adults. If the city succeeds, its efforts may offer a roadmap for other major metro areas gripped by barriers such as concentrated poverty and school segregation. Improving schools, particularly how they serve poor black and Latino children, will be a crucial piece in the fight to reduce inequity. Right now, the percentage of children in Charlotte attending schools where at least half the students are poor varies significantly by race…”
Income of Hispanic Families
More Latino kids In low-income but more financially stable households, By Suzanne Gamboa, December 8, 2015, NBC News: “Although they are more likely to be poor than other children, Hispanic children in low-income households have had more economically stable homes. But the Great Recession took some toll on the earnings in these low-income families, as well as children in higher-income earning households, according to ‘Child Trends’ reports from the National Research Center for Hispanic Children and Families…”