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Economy Mar 27

Why cities are piloting guaranteed income programs

By Zachary Green, Pavni Mittal

Economy Mar 26

child poverty
Policies to reduce child poverty can help in their growth and development, study finds

In the study, 400 low-income mothers of infants were given cash payments of $333 a month. Another 600 mothers received $20 a month. Researchers found that infants in the higher cash group displayed more fast-paced brain activity than those in…

By Zachary Green

Nation Feb 09

Cheerful mother and baby spending time in shopping in supermarket
‘I could live normally’: How child tax credit payments brought relief to these families

Congress failed to extend funding for the credit, and these families reflected on how the payments shaped their lives amid COVID-driven economic uncertainty and how they are getting by now.

By Laura Santhanam

Education Mar 26

WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona

The expansion of the child tax credit, along with other measures, will cut childhood poverty in half this year, according to an analysis done by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University.

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Education Oct 24

More schools are teaching kids how to cope with emotions. Which programs actually work?

The popularity of social-emotional learning has given rise to concerns about low-quality curricula entering schools. But in Bristol, Virginia, a school is seeing academic success by focusing on students’ emotional well-being.

By Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report

Dec 27

AP: Father of boy who died in U.S. custody heard rumors they could cross border

By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press

After hearing the rumors, Agustin Gomez thought he should take advantage of "the opportunity" to fulfill his son's dreams. He grabbed a few changes of clothing, bought the boy new shoes and left with what money he had, the boy's…

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Jul 21

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Why minority kids are being left behind by the economic recovery

By PBS NewsHour

Child poverty is worse now than it was before the Great Recession, despite strides toward economic recovery. That's according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, which found that rates were most severe for African-American and Native…

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