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Increasing opportunities for social mobility and human flourishing is the defining challenge of our time. Through rigorous academic research, sound public policy solutions, and reviving the spirit of entrepreneurship, the Archbridge Institute works to empower individuals to achieve better, richer, and fuller lives by identifying and removing the barriers
that constrain their potential.

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The Archbridge Institute conducts multidisciplinary academic and policy research on artificial and natural barriers to social mobility and human flourishing, seeking to drive a consensus on these factors in the academic and policy community.

Early Childhood Education Programs: Best Practices

Early Childhood Education Programs: Best Practices

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Summary
Early childhood education programs play a crucial role in promoting social mobility by providing disadvantaged children with a strong foundation for lifelong success. These programs recognize the importance of the early years in shaping a child’s development and aim to mitigate the effects of socioeconomic disparities that can hinder upward mobility.

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Building soft skills for the Future of Work

Building soft skills for the Future of Work

Click here to open the PDF in a new tab. Key Points Over the past several decades, the nature of the economy has shifted from a goods-based economy to a service-based economy. This shift has also changed the kinds of skills most sought after and rewarded in the labor...

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American Dream Snapshot 2023

American Dream Snapshot 2023

Click here to open PDF in a new tab. With the 2024 presidential election starting to take shape, America’s spiral toward further polarization and tribalism seems poised to continue. Economic challenges are front and center in people’s minds, including a spending and debt crisis, inflation, banking uncertainty, and the possibility of a coming recession.

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American Originals

Magnanimous Merchant: Julius Rosenwald

Magnanimous Merchant: Julius Rosenwald

In this American Originals series, we’ve recounted the life stories of men and women who created great inventions and enterprises. None of them had more energy and drive than the shy Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish menswear merchant from Springfield, Illinois. A high...

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Ahmet Ertegun: America’s Greatest Music Man

Ahmet Ertegun: America’s Greatest Music Man

Ahmet Ertegun did as much as anyone to shape the popular music that serves as the soundtrack for our daily lives. As the founder and leader of Atlantic Records for almost sixty years, he brought us artists from Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin to Crosby, Stills, Nash,...

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Happening Now

Opinion: Why Utah will lead phase 2 of the AI revolution

Opinion: Why Utah will lead phase 2 of the AI revolution

Utah has adopted a regulatory ‘sandbox’ that allows entrepreneurs and businesses to try out new ideas that don’t fit neatly within established frameworks This article was originally published in Desert News. When thinking about the exciting advancements in artificial...

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The costs of declining fertility go beyond economics

The costs of declining fertility go beyond economics

This article was originally published in The Hill. The fertility decline in the U.S. and around the world has prompted growing concern. Much of the focus has been on societal-level economic problems that could result from sub-replacement fertility.  However, it...

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Fanning the Flames of Hope in North Dakota

Fanning the Flames of Hope in North Dakota

This article was originally published in the Human Flourishing Lab. Announcement: Fanning the Flames of Hope in North Dakota August 23, 2023 — Today, Strengthen ND is announcing a new partnership with the Human Flourishing Lab to study and promote hope across North...

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Evers Veto Is a Step Backward on Worker Freedom

Evers Veto Is a Step Backward on Worker Freedom

This article was originally published in WisPolitics. Wisconsin has had trouble getting citizens their hard-earned licenses in a timely fashion, and a recent veto by Governor Evers isn’t going to help matters. Sara Wuorinen had to wait at least 16 months to...

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