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Food defined poverty for 57 years. Advocates, families want more realistic guidelines.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoThe federal government’s outdated poverty guidelines are leaving thousands of North Carolina...
Minimum wage is a poverty wage. Raise it.
The Intelligencer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for 13 years. That’s just $15,080 a year if you work full time. Prices are up. Corporate...
New Learning Loss Calculator Estimates Costs of Catching Kids Up In 8K Districts
The 74 via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBack when districts wrote their ESSER plans, most didn’t have the information we have today. Many...
What is income-driven repayment?
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoIncome-driven repayment plans are an option for federal student loans that use your income and family size to determine your monthly payment. Because the...
New report shows how much inflation has eaten away at NJ spending power
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoDespite the recent cooling of inflation, a new report showed that thousands of New Jerseyans lost...
Here's the difference between a 'minimum wage' and 'living wage,' and why it matters
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs cost increases persist and workers try to keep up, buzzwords like “poverty wage,” “minimum wage”...
Why the optimal minimum wage in the US is at least $12 an hour
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThis story was supported by the journalism nonprofit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. When...
‘Family glitch’ fix makes thousands of Granite Staters qualified for cheaper insurance
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe “open enrollment” window to buy subsidized health care from the federal government opened Nov. 1...
Many Michigan families don't realize they qualify for child care subsidy
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly 19,000 Michigan families receive subsidized child care through the state’s Child Development...
America's Most Financially Stressed Cities
SmartAsset via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoStubborn inflation, a sliding stock market and ongoing layoffs in recent months have many Americans on edge. However, financial stress was at a record...
