What Gives Kids a Chance at a More Successful Future? New Study Explains | Amanpour and Company

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.
Originally aired on August 8, 2024

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[ronkirk]

Quality preschool child care, Universal pre-K, free school lunches for ALL children, and a move away from 'for profit' private schools would all improve education. Other western democracies know this, and invest in their children, why not us?

[donmorris]

❤ WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE RAJ CHETTY 🎉 PLEASE KEEP COVERING

[bridgetteeva]

Some very compelling ideas here. Providing the conditions for nurturing families and communities to thrive should be society’s number one priority. There is no substitute for mentorship, leadership, and tailored solutions. It is hard and requires engaging with complex issues, but the children are worth it.

[advocacynaccountablity]

Basic income programs like this *also* need what Chetty is talking about - hands-on system navigation. It can be a capacity challenge or an executive function challenge, that, when overcome, will lead to a snowball of gains throughout their lives! Fantastic segment, Hari, thank you!

[Extra_ordinary_lili]

Amazing to hear. Shoutout to our amazing ancestors & boomer parents for helping to shrink our insidious race gaps. ❤🎉

[Sweetah-gg]

This is real news.. I appreciate how the interviewer asked about how this can be applied and that Raj actually had an answer…

[davidcarbone]

Providing counseling and other social supports to families is something I wrote about in 2007 in a short report called, Healthy Families & Neighborhoods for all kids. Having grown up in a family with domestic violence and a 3x incarcerated dad resulted in me growing up inside a dry cleaning shop so commonsense to me as to what is needed.

[intheshellify]

Don't let the weird uncle touch them. Feed them from the produce and fresh mest aisle. Ask where they are going. Ask where they have been. Don't put your selfish adult wants and greeds on their tiny shoulders. Embarrass them in front of their friends. Hug them when they aren't expecting it. Commute their sentence from time to time. Tell them where to get help if they can't come to you with a problem. Don't make everything about you.

[GayleWatkins-osqy]

The comprehensive examination of this research is very compelling. It offers valuable insight that could potentially guide our political and social objectives for enhancing America and the world.

[madmax-buwh]

Two indian origin successful professionals discussing how to raise children successfully

[SK-qlyf]

For starters, the GOP has kept cutting the EEOC budget. Let's reverse that so corporations have to promote fair hiring and promotion by law. I have zero confidence that corporations can self-regulate and be fair.

[rightright]

My take:
-softball questions from my dear Amanpour
Here r some hard questions:
-drugs factor?, depression as a culture core?
-peer pressure factor?
-low self esteem due to “social media capital”? Hookup culture give in to be accepted by peers?
-financial confidence teaching?
-scam of top Universities overcharging 1000x for a diploma?
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[gelliegelatina]

I'm almost tempted to watch and listen just to learn how the discussion defines/the scholars define "...is closing..." ["...racial gap is

[ShanKo]

Excellent research to help us continue to find ways to address entrenched issues

[ellenbrown]

If a kid has an issue it’s really the parent that’s the reason. Help parents you help kids. I was stressed raising my boys 20 years ago, adopted later and sooo much easier at this stage in life. BTW I can afford private now so she goes to be around healthier kids less likely to see fighting, drugs, sex and social media. My free time is spent connecting with her not trying to recoup from life stressors.

[martavillanueva]

Eddie Murphy & Dan Akroyd's movie back in the day was just about this same thing.

[Cathy-xicb]

Poor white young adults could have told you this w/o a study; they see that they are struggling in ways their poor aunts and uncles did not. Those white kids in the 70s had access to union jobs because racist policies favored them and unions protected them. That is now gone. Rich people have always done well. And always will.

[Vanhuynh]

I think social media now, YouTuber and tik toker, there are people/kids make tons of money now by making videos... so by that being said, I think we definitely moving on to the new era. But I totally agree that income plays an very important role. And attentive parent too, of course!

[MrsGladysz]

The best way to put a child on the path to success as adults is for that child to be reared in two parent, stable home. The family is the foundation of our social structure.

[Hope-wl]

Education, Education, Education changes lives. Edu is the key to improve. Edu is the passport to life. What can edu do for you ??? Many things !!!
It's time for the USA to put edu first. Give every child 2 yrs community college for " Free ". This will improve edu in America.
Currently, U.S. population has 34% with college edu. It's very low !!!