In spite of America's claim to be a place where all people are free and equal, the amount of economic mobility that people can achieve is relatively small. According to a recent article in The ...

What do twenty pounds of bricks feel like? Would it be easier to carry them on your back or your head? At what age would a child be allowed to work in a brickyard? For second-grader Emily Salibian, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the states with the highest rates of young children affected by poverty, according to a recent study. The Birth Injury Lawyers Group, a nationwide network of ...

A long-running park-based school in Pakistan shows that when education is free, flexible, and built on strong mentorship, ...

Fifty-seven years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. Depending on your ideological perspective, the 30 ...

More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Based on a report analyzing that data, published by the Annie E. Casey ...

Researchers studied rates of poverty, material hardship and disadvantages. Poverty in New York City is rising at a startling rate and it's affecting the city's most vulnerable residents -- children, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio is among the states with the highest rates of young children affected by poverty, according to a recent study. The Birth Injury Lawyers Group, a nationwide network of ...

In collaboration with community partners and local food pantries, Global Give-A-Book has created a direct link to the children who can most benefit from its programs. These connections build on ...

Lord John Bird tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill which would set targets to reducing child ...

ALBANY — A new report from the state comptroller’s office indicates child poverty rates in upstate cities are among the highest in the nation, with between 40 and 46 percent of children in Syracuse, ...