A new study shows that social capital is really important to life outcomes. More economic connectedness was strongly associated with greater rates of high school completion, less teen age pregnancy and increased income for those born poorer. These findings aren't necessarily surprising in the sense that they do corroborate other findings that have shown that places in america that are more segregated by race or income give poor kids less of a chance.
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