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Yet we have not kept this promise.  \nThe opportunity gap [in the U.S. is](in the U.S. is) systemic, real, and widening, and income mobility has been on a steady decline since the 1940s.1 The job landscape is rapidly changing due to AI and advanced technologies, while graduates often emerge from high school and college without the durable skills expected in entrylevel positions. Meanwhile, about 8 million jobs sit unfilled.2  \nIt’s time to build a future in which public education can truly make it possible for all young people to thrive in life, pursue careers of their choosing, and shape our democracy.  \nAs a nation, we must ask ourselves:  \n1. How can we better prepare young people to navigate a dynamic world and workforce?  \n2. What will it take for education to  \ndeliver on its promise of economic and social mobility for all?  \n3. What experiences and opportunities across sectors will prepare young people to thrive in life?  \nThese questions hold serious consequences for young people, communities, and our nation asa whole. Yet research hasn’t uncovered enough about the links between education and mobility. Few comprehensive studies track the impact of formative academic and non-academic experienceson mobility over time.3 While many organizations are measuring mobility, our sector knows far less about what leads to mobility—or how to create paths to improve mobility for all young people.  \nOur Research on  \nEconomic and Social Mobility  \nTo begin to address this, TNTP analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), an ongoing annual survey that links experiences in school-age years to life experiencesand earnings in adulthood. Here’s what we found:  \n1. Of young people experiencing poverty  \nin adolescence, few experienced meaningful economic or social mobility in adulthood. In line with existing research, race and socioeconomic status continue to predict life outcomes.4 Just 3 in 10 young people experiencing poverty earned a living wage by age  \n30, compared to 6 in 10 young people from more affluent families.  \n2. 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