Charlotte, N.C. — More than 100 people from around the country gathered in Charlotte on Oct. 7 to learn how they can improve economic mobility in their communities.

Charlotte has emerged as a national model for tackling economic mobility issues, given its success as seen through the research of Harvard University’s Raj Chetty, founder of Opportunity Insights, which compares the top 50 metro areas in the country.

Chetty’s 2014 study showed that Charlotte was 50th out of 50 in economic mobility, and metro Atlanta was 49th. Then, in September 2024, Chetty’s updated study showed that Charlotte had gone from 50th to 38th, and Atlanta had gone from 49th to 50th.

The Oct. 7 program was organized by Leading on Opportunity, the nonprofit that has been bringing the community together to work on i

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