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How have children’s chances of moving up changed over time? Maximizing the impacts of our schools and colleges on upward mobility Our library of papers, presentations, datasets, and replication code What factors drive racial differences in economic opportunity? We arm local policy-makers with customized and data-driven insights so they can craft tailored, hyperlocal solutions. Explore Neighborhood-Level Data to Find Solutions to Your Community’s Challenges. Opportunity Atlas in Action How policymakers and practitioners across the country are harnessing Based at Harvard University, our team of researchers and policy an*lysts work together to an*lyze new data and create a platform for How have children’s chances of moving up changed over time? Maximizing the impacts of our schools and colleges on upward mobility Our library of papers, presentations, datasets, and replication code What factors drive racial differences in economic opportunity? Explore Neighborhood-Level Data to Find Solutions to Your Community’s Challenges. Opportunity Atlas in Action How policymakers and practitioners across the country are harnessing Translating Research into Policy Action to Increase Upward Mobility Learn More Race and Economic Opportunity in the United States See the Research Our mission is to develop scalable policy solutions that will empower families throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and Percent of children earning more than their parents, by year of birth The defining feature of the American Dream is upward mobility – the aspiration that all children have a chance at economic success, no matter their background. However, our research shows that children’s chances of earning more than their parents have been declining. 90% of children born in 1940 grew up to earn more than their parents. Today, only half of all children earn more than their parents did.. OPPORTUNITY INSIGHTS SEEKS TO REVERSE THIS TREND AND REVIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM.