Tracking the State of Opportunity - 2007

In February of 2006, The Opportunity Agenda released The State of Opportunity in America, which assessed the nation’s progress toward expanding opportunity for all.  This report measured the nation’s progress along six dimension of opportunity – mobility, equality, security, redemption, voice and community.  One year later, we find that significant opportunity gaps continue to persist in wages, education, housing, health care, and other areas.  Americans generally believe that opportunity is available for everyone in the United States, regardless of circumstances at birth.  But the nation is falling short of its egalitarian ideals, and millions of Americans are less likely than ever to achieve full opportunity.

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