EdSource

Child poverty rate nearly triples in California, report finds

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...
The Economist

One neat trick to end extreme poverty

A WORLD FREE of poverty would once have sounded fanciful. For most of human history it was barely even imaginable. Around ...
VTDigger

Federal anti-poverty grant delay draws rebuke from Vermont’s congressional delegation

The unusual, monthslong wait for this year’s federal Community Service Block Grant funds comes amid a push from the Trump ...
The New Yorker

Lessons in Conquering Child Poverty

In January, it will be sixty years since Lyndon Johnson, in his first State of the Union address, announced an “unconditional war on poverty.” Johnson’s goal was to eliminate acute economic need among ...

Where Poverty Hits the Hardest in Every U.S. State

Rising tariffs have historically contributed to higher consumer prices in the United States. Research on past tariff ...
Forbes

Facing Poverty’s Reality, Not The Convenient Myths

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...
Boston Herald

As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Remittances helping reduce poverty – Bangko Sentral study

INTERNATIONAL money transfers from foreign workers to their families at home reduce poverty in developing economies, with stronger cash inflows linked to declines in poverty incidence, depth and ...

Above the poverty line but struggling? Millions of people feel one emergency from financial crisis

Talks of recession, high prices, and layoffs have left many Americans on edge. But here’s what may surprise you: financial ...

Job growth, poverty, housing: Here are the takeaways from Bethlehem’s State of the City address

The State of the City address broke down Bethlehem’s successes over the last several years as well as its challenges and ...
Times Union

Commentary: Childhood poverty is a public health emergency. We need to treat it that way.

New York is one of the wealthiest states in this country. And yet its child poverty rate — over 20% — is one of the highest in the country. As a pediatrician in Albany for the past 20 years, I have ...
The Hill

The war on fraud is really a war on the poor

Every few years, Washington rediscovers fraud. A viral clip of someone misusing food stamps. A headline about child care providers in Minnesota. A politician promising to crack down on “fraud and ...