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What Gives Kids a Chance at a More Successful Future? New Study Explains
It is the fond hope of parents to give their children a better start in life than they had. In America, race has historically been a huge factor. But Raj Chetty, director of Harvard's Opportunity Insights initiative, is finding that the racial gap is closing. He tells Hari Sreenivasan how this was achieved, what the implications might be, and what factors determine our children's futures today.
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Amy Goodman; Tia Lessin; Sarah Elizabeth Lewis; Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr.; Paulina Borsook