Low-Income Families with Children
Parents, education, and the relentlessness of low incomes, By Ami Albernaz, April 6, 2015, Boston Globe: “Many aspects of the economic picture have improved since the height of the recession in late...
View ArticleHome Visiting Programs
This may be the most effective anti-poverty program In America, By Jonathan Cohn, April 21, 2015, Huffington Post: “Luisa Cintron, 25, is sitting up as straight as she can, perched on the edge of the...
View ArticleSpending of Low-Income Americans
It’s expensive to be poor, By Tami Luhby, April 24, 2015, CNN Money: “Low-income Americans are spending far more than they earn, forcing many to dip into savings, lean on family or go into debt. Those...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Education
Programs aim to boost preschool educations for low-income children, By Teresa Watanabe, May 26, 2015, Los Angeles Times: “In the isolated desert town of Lake Los Angeles, Maria Olegine visits one home...
View ArticleEducation Savings Accounts
This innovative idea is helping low-income families save for college, By Jillian Berman, September 2, 2015, MarketWatch: “When he was a first-grader, Emily Gardner’s 8-year-old son Elijah Peters told...
View ArticleLow-Wage Work
Low-income workers see biggest drop in paychecks, By Nelson D. Schwartz, September 2, 2015, New York Times: “Despite steady gains in hiring, a falling unemployment rate and other signs of an improving...
View ArticleFamily Disadvantage
A disadvantaged start hurts boys more than girls, By Claire Cain Miller, October 22, 2015, New York Times: “Boys are falling behind. They graduate from high school and attend college at lower rates...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Education
The most powerful thing we could give poor kids is completely free, By Emily Badger, November 3, 2015, Washington Post: “Dana Suskind, a pediatric surgeon at the University of Chicago, performs...
View ArticleCliff Effect of Public Assistance Programs
Why getting ahead often feels like falling behind when you’re poor, By Megan Verlee, November 3, 2015, Colorado Public Radio: “Call it poverty’s ‘glass ceiling.’ The way many public benefit programs...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity – Minnesota
Habitat for Humanity dramatically improves families’ lives, study finds, By John Reinan, November 12, 2015, Star Tribune: “The before-and-after picture is dramatic for people who move into a Habitat...
View ArticleIncome of Hispanic Families
More Latino kids In low-income but more financially stable households, By Suzanne Gamboa, December 8, 2015, NBC News: “Although they are more likely to be poor than other children, Hispanic children in...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Experiences
Only in America: Four years into life, poor kids are already an entire year behind, By Roberto A. Ferdman, December 17, 2015, Washington Post: “Wealthy parents aren’t just able to send their kids to...
View ArticleIncome and Childhood Cancer Relapse
Childhood leukemia patients from low-income areas relapse earlier, study finds, By Ellen Brait, February 23, 2016, The Guardian: “Children who live in high-poverty areas with acute lymphoblastic...
View ArticleLow-Income Households and Internet Access
Bridging a digital divide that leaves schoolchildren behind, By Cecilia Kang, February 22, 2016, New York Times: “At 7 p.m. on a recent Wednesday, Isabella and Tony Ruiz were standing in their usual...
View ArticleLow-Income Households and Internet Access
Why Comcast is expanding its low-cost Internet program to public housing, By Max Lewontin, March 25, 2016, Christian Science Monitor: “Comcast is partnering with the US Department of Housing and Urban...
View ArticleLow-Income Families and Taxes
For nontraditional families, the tax code can be especially confusing, By Yuki Noguchi, April 7, 2016, National Public Radio: “The TV and a cellphone are playing videos, as Trevor Franklin tries to...
View ArticleInsurance Coverage under the ACA
Immigrants, the poor and minorities gain sharply under Affordable Care Act, By Sabrina Tavernise and Robert Gebeloff, April 17, 2016, New York Times: “The first full year of the Affordable Care Act...
View ArticleChild Food Allergies in Low-Income Households
Why having a food allergy costs more for the poorest kids, By Deborah Netburn, April 27, 2016, Los Angeles Times: “What is the financial toll of having a kid with a food allergy? The answer may depend...
View ArticleInternet Access for Low-Income Families
This city is giving super-fast internet to poor students, By Heather Kelly, May 10, 2016, CNN Money: “Around 5 million homes with school-age children don’t have high speed internet, according to the...
View ArticleAffordable Child Care
Child care cost, availability big hurdle for area workers, By Emilie Eaton and Fatima Hussein, May 9, 2016, Cincinnati Enquirer: “Half of Bobbie Hedrick’s salary goes towards paying for daycare. ‘As a...
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