Economic Mobility: Reaction to the State of the Union & GOP Response
- Contact:
- Samantha Lasky | 202.540.6390
- Project:
- Economic Mobility Project
- Issue:
- Savings, Economic Mobility Policy
- State:
- National
- Related Expert:
- Erin Currier
Economic mobility is a unifying and bipartisan idea discussed by both President Obama in his State of the Union address and Senator Marco Rubio in the GOP response. Erin Currier discusses drivers, such as education, savings, and neighborhood poverty, that impact people's ability to achieve the American Dream.
- Added:
- February 13, 2013
- Length:
- 00:54
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Economic Mobility and the American Dream
This video animates the difference between two measurements of economic mobility. more
- Added:
- August 11, 2011
- Length:
- 03:02
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Is the American Dream Alive and Well?
Erin Currier discusses public perception on the American Dream in the wake of the Great Recession. more
- Added:
- August 11, 2011
- Length:
- 01:48
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The White House Seeks to Expand Home Visiting Programs: Pew
The Obama administration has announced that it will seek a substantial new investment to expand voluntary evidence-based home visiting programs. Pew’s Libby Doggett, an expert on home visiting, highlights the importance of the decision. Voluntary home visiting matches parents with trained professionals to provide information and support during pregnancy and throughout their child’s first three years. more
- Added:
- February 14, 2013
- Length:
- 00:55