Articles for Economic Mobility

Turning the spotlight on the urban poor
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Turning the spotlight on the urban poor

The Hindu  

The India Employment Report 2024 by the Institute for Human Development and International Labour Organization poses questions on the trickle-down effect of benefits to the working class in the backdrop of a 5.4% average real economic growth, from 2015-16 to 2022-23. Hence, an analysis of income and employment trends of slum dwellers would reveal the prospects of economic mobility and …

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Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment
1 year ago

Gates Foundation takes on poverty in the U.S. with $100 million commitment

Associated Press  

In recent years, city leaders in Grand Island, Nebraska, observed that many workers and students were walking or biking long distances to their jobs or schools. The Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on economic mobility — a move that the country’s largest foundation says is a change in how it operates, …

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Op-Ed: Are the U.S. News college rankings a joke?
2 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: Are the U.S. News college rankings a joke?

LA Times  

Cal State Dominguez Hills is in the top five out of 1,320 four-year institutions when measured by standards that include providing students with an affordable education. The data show that many colleges provide low-income students enough of an earnings boost, or premium, that it allows them to pay down their higher education costs within five years or less. What happens …

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UP Next: OBCs Hold the Key to the Success of BJP’s Mission 2022
3 years, 5 months ago

UP Next: OBCs Hold the Key to the Success of BJP’s Mission 2022

News 18  

​​ Ram Manohar Lohia’s powerful slogan, ‘Pichhade mange sau me saath’, greatly influenced the politics in democratic India. Due to various changes in land policies during the last phase of the colonial governance, many OBC communities, who were either raiyyats or jotedars, became owners of the land.. During the election to the Legislative Council in 1937, several OBC leaders were …

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‘Universal basic income’ champion Michael Tubbs joins Newsom team as an advisor
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Universal basic income’ champion Michael Tubbs joins Newsom team as an advisor

LA Times  

When Michael Tubbs was ousted as Stockton’s mayor in November, many wondered how the young Democratic favorite — backed by national supporters who in the past have included former President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Kamala Harris and Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes — might pen his next chapter. Prior to an expected official announcement Thursday, Tubbs said that he has accepted an …

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How This D&I Exec Is Driving Economic Inclusion In The Financial Sector
4 years, 1 month ago

How This D&I Exec Is Driving Economic Inclusion In The Financial Sector

Huff Post  

Reggie Willis, Chief Diversity Officer, Ally Financial RYOT Studio/courtesy Ally Financial America has made little progress in closing the wealth gap. “It has shined that light and allowed us to be more aware of where we have opportunity to grow and develop, not just as companies, but as a society.” Willis, who now serves as Chief Diversity Officer at Ally …

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