A new way to think about Atlanta's economic mobility problems - SaportaReport

A new way to think about Atlanta's economic mobility problems - SaportaReport

Editor’s Note: This piece is written  in response to a March 3 column by Maria Saporta titled Metro Atlanta is dead last when it comes to economic mobility.It was painful to read in your recent article that, according to the most recent study by Harvard economist Raj Chetty, metro Atlanta ranks 50th out of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas for economic mobility for lower-income adults. That’s not just disappointing; it’s a signal that current appr…