Social mobility varies tremendously between different geographic areas, the study found. For example, a child born into the lowest 20 percent of family income in Gettysburg, S.D.—less than $ ...

One of the most important lessons from today's blockbuster social mobility report is that place matters. (And, because your parents choose the place where you're born and live, parents matter.) ...

Each state enables some degree of social mobility, but given the variation in laws, mores, attitudes, geography, climate, and other factors, it is not surprising that some states are better at ...