When it comes to helping poor children in America grow up to enjoy successful adult lives, progressives and conservatives each have half the truth on their side. There is strong evidence to support ...

Unhealthy diet is one of the biggest causes of behavioural problems in childrne. Here's how too much sugar and ultra ...

The nation’s income and poverty report for 2022, released by the Census Bureau last week, contained a number of disturbing findings. Average earnings and household incomes failed to keep pace with ...

There has been a growing body of research on the impact of air quality and health, with studies linking poor air quality to serious issues like heart disease and stroke. Research has also found that ...

I’ve been writing about economics and politics for many years, and have learned to keep my temper. Politicians and policymakers often make decisions that are simply cruel; they also often make ...

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers forged a deal last week to make permanent the Covid-era expanded child tax credit. While seemingly beneficial, the plan shows that both parties are short-sighted when ...

I agree with columnist Mary Sanchez that there is much more poverty among children than we might imagine ["The face of poverty is a child," Opinion, July 24]. According to "The State of America's ...

Federal aid to feed poor children at school could be joining the long list of funding at risk if California officials don’t abide by Trump administration policies and edicts. California receives more ...

Standard per-capita poverty measures mask individual poverty within refugee and host families. Measuring individual consumption within refugee households, which is not currently done, should be viewed ...

Former Vice President Joe Biden that "poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids" while speaking at a town hall in Iowa.