The bigger the income gap in a group, the greater the disparity between rich and poor. Outliers the Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell tells many stories about how people climbed the social mobility ladder. In chapter nine KIPP Academy (Knowledge Is Power Program) was established to incorporate the cultural legacies of its students seriously. By incorporating cultural legacy it help the students succeed in moving up the social mobility ladder. Some of the most contributing factors to deciding if someone can move up the social mobility ladder are the opportunities, education, and coaching that someone has received during his life. Whether someone were born in the correct month to play a certain sports game or being at the right place at the right time, we all come across some opportunities in our lives. Moving up the ladder often takes hard work, but taking opportunities that come to them are the way to get ahead of the game. Bill Gates, who is now a billionaire, had the opportunity to be around special computers and use them for most of his years growing up and studying. This opportunity allowed him to get the experience needed to begin the ideas needed to make Microsoft. By making…show more content… A George Town University study found that a bachelor’s degree can yield earning of nearly $2.3 million over a lifetime, compared with $1.3 million for a high school diploma. Having a high school diploma may help someone earn more money than not having anything at all but pushing it to the next level to get a college degree will help someone move farther up on the income ladder. A study done by Pew Charitable Trust found while only seven percent of those raised in poverty received a college degree, and eighty-six percent of them moved up the income ladder as a result. Beginning lower on the ladder then Education will have more impact on how far and if you move up the