Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...
‘Sleeping on coats or towels’: Shame felt by families who can’t afford a bed for their children
The charity Zarach delivers beds every week to children and, after just surpassing the 10,000th bed handout mark, says the ...
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Gov. Wes Moore touts progress in fight to end child poverty in Maryland
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore highlights significant investments in the ENOUGH Act, a state-led initiative to end child poverty, ...
Simcoe County accepting applications for Social dn Community Investment Fund
The Simcoe County Social and Community Investment Fund is a program designed to support individuals and families living in poverty.
Universal basic income is the wrong response to AI
Universal basic income does not offer a good solution to the challenges presented by the rise of artificial intelligence.
For real or political posturing? Florida illegal labor crackdown might be a Trump preview
A state law promising to crackdown on employers' use of undocumented labor has produced no business citations.
DWP under pressure to 'overhaul' Universal Credit and could scrap two rules
"That means scrapping the two-child limit, ending harmful sanctions, and raising Universal Credit so people can afford the basics. Poverty isn't just about money. It's about the relentless stress, its ...
Map lays bare UK’s poverty crisis with HALF of kids living below breadline in hardest-hit areas – where does YOURS rank?
A MAP has laid bare the UK’s poverty crisis with half of kids living below the breadline in the hardest-hit areas. The ...
How Insecurity Became the New Inequality
"The ground beneath our feet is perpetually shifting. And it’s hard to keep our balance," writes Alissa Quart.
Florida judge rules against book ban-opposed parents alleging censorship, discrimination
Parents of public school students sued, arguing to U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor that the inconsistency violated the First Amendment.
Oregon high school graduation rate rises slightly, even as other academic indicators flatline
About 82% of the class of 2024 graduated within four years, a slight uptick from the previous year’s rate and the second best rate in state history.
Cambridge, Kihikihi road trips for Poverty Bay polo players
Poverty Bay Polo Club members are on the road for the next two weekends, making the most of whatever fine weather is on offer ...