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Could putting more low-income Pasco students in one high school harm their learning?
Tri-City Herald McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoSimilarly, poor students in mixed-income schools showed 30% more growth in test scores over their...
The Rise of Poverty Inc.
The Atlantic· 7 days agoIn 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty,” and since then, federal spending on anti-poverty initiatives has steadily ...
Secure access to food and water is decreasing for US children, research finds
Medical Xpress· 17 hours agoThis is according to new research by Asher Rosinger, associate professor of biobehavioral health and...
Infant mortality gap between poorest and wealthiest areas ‘widest in 12 years’
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoExperts warned that an increasing number of pregnant women are facing “social complexities” that are...
UN report says 27% of children under 5 live in severe food poverty, many in Africa
Fox News· 2 days agoA report by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF says 181 million children younger than 5 live in...
Walking theme for homeless charity's campaign
BBC via AOL· 6 days ago"In Granada in the 16th Century, St John of God worked with people who were homeless, in poverty and in poor health, inspiring a legacy ...
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
The Columbian· 6 days agoRural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the emergency room, while already struggling rural clinics are losing more patients ...
New Colorado tax credit could lift 50,000 children out of poverty, is latest to tap TABOR surplus
Denver Post· 7 days ago“What we’re really trying to do there is make sure...stacking together, work differently: Coloradans...
The UN says a quarter of the world’s children under 5 have severe food poverty. Many are in Africa
Denver Post· 2 days agoBut it has also recorded some progress, the report said. The percentage of children living in severe...
With its $23.5 million project, Lowell Boys & Girls Club wants to help end generational poverty for...
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoThe goal is to finish the project — nicknamed Believe & Become — in 2025, a date its developers say...