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When educational advancement creates financial disadvantage relative to peers

I got promoted but now I supervise people who make more money than me because they do not have student loans and live with family.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pathway to professional mobility can paradoxically worsen economic position compared to alternative strategies.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class and structural disadvantage?”

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