New data shows that the K-shaped economy has simultaneously raised household income and childhood poverty rate. The downstream effect hits schools.

New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...

A slew of pandemic-era emergency aid for children—including universal school meals and Medicaid expansions in many states—led to the lowest child poverty rate on record. But new Census data show ...

Feeding America and Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank host Hungry to Help Lesson Plan for students at an Ohio elementary school in Fairlawn, Ohio. (Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images for Feeding America ...

Many Americans are struggling, but make too much money to qualify for social assistance. That's because the US poverty line is outdated, leaving behind workers who could benefit from help. Experts ...

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