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Re:America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries... by restalis on Friday March 11, 2016 @10:14AM (#11267030)
"Public schools aren't the greatest when it comes to accelerating social mobility - a lot of my graduating class is still in my hometown."

<sarcasm>"Social mobility" doesn't necessarily mean moving upwards only. Public schools therefore may indeed contribute to public mobility and even be an accelerating factor to it!</sarcasm>

The fact that the graduates of your class are still in your hometown does not really say much about social mobility, it does only about mobility.

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Re:America's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries... by chejazi on Friday March 11, 2016 @06:12PM (#11270246)
Good point, I need to provide better context. In my hometown, there aren't a lot of opportunities, and a significant portion of what's there is service / labor. So by staying in my hometown, I'm implying that a lot of them are working unskilled jobs.
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