What began as a small clothing giveaway has grown into a far-reaching community effort providing food, clothing and emotional support to families across East Contra Costa County. Gracefully…
Read more Young Antioch charity Gracefully Broken growing by leaps and boundsMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential Democratic presidential candidate, recently wrote about her accomplishments as she enters her final year leading the state. “Our approach has led to…
Read more Fact-checking Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s poverty statIt was a reunion of sorts as former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino relaunched his podcast and brought in the man who tapped him for the federal job…
Read more Trump wrong that 92% of Minnesota Somalis don’t workBOSTON, Mass. — For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York. After the birth of her second daughter, she was diagnosed with…
Read more Infants and toddlers are a growing group among homeless childrenConservatives have long argued that unwed motherhood and single parenting are major drivers of poor student achievement. They contend that traditional two-parent families — ideally with a married…
Read more Conservatives see married parents as a solution to low student achievement. It’s not that simpleStudents, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers are better than others. Education researchers have spent decades trying — with mixed success — to calculate…
Read more Talk nerdy to me: Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in mathU.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning social media post, announced Maduro’s capture. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, later announced that the whereabouts of Maduro and his…
Read more From Bus Driver to President: Venezuela’s Maduro Never Escaped His Predecessor’s ShadowCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Window displays advertising 30% discounts and shoes for $20 were not enough to draw throngs of bargain hunters this Black Friday to a popular…
Read more Venezuelans Worried About Economic Turmoil Shun Black Friday DealsTotal falsehoods: “I want for people to recognize a great job that I’ve done on pricing, on affordability, because we brought prices way down,” said President Donald Trump…
Read more Is the poverty line really $100,000?PARIS (AP) — The date was May 7, 2017. Addressing cheering supporters, the newly elected leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, made a promise that now, in his waning…
Read more AP mapping shows France’s poorest regions backing Le Pen’s party as support for Macron wanesPARIS (AP) — The date was May 7, 2017. Addressing cheering supporters, the newly elected leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, made a promise that now, in his waning…
Read more AP Mapping Shows France’s Poorest Regions Backing Le Pen’s Party as Support for Macron WanesBOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is joining a chorus demanding the Trump administration release federal dollars aimed at helping low-income people heat their homes with winter fast approaching.…
Read more Healey to Trump: Release LIHEAP fuel assistanceFor the first time since 2010, the poverty rate in America shot up dramatically in 2022, according to data from the Census Bureau. That means more Americans can’t…
Read more Donate a coat: Atlanta coat drives aim to help low-income families in needEach table at the meeting suggested ideas for how to spend the money on offer from the national government to improve Scunthorpe. Most of the proposals were sensible…
Read more A Development Economist Returns to What He Left BehindScreenshot of a video published by Santiago de Cuba Catholic Priest Leandro NaungHung (right) showing the needs of his congregation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Leandro NaungHung,…
Read more Images after Hurricane Melissa expose Cuba’s descent into extreme povertyThis story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. ATLANTA — It was the worst summer in years. Sechita McNair’s family took no vacations. Her…
Read more Eviction sets single mom on a quest to keep her kids in their schoolsATLANTA (AP) — As an education reporter, I’ve heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm…
Read more Getting the story: How an AP reporter chronicled a sensitive story about school and evictionATLANTA (AP) — As an education reporter, I’ve heard teachers worry that the most pernicious challenges their students face, like poverty or housing insecurity, are beyond the realm…
Read more Getting the Story: How an AP Reporter Chronicled a Sensitive Story About School and EvictionAngel Goodwin used to work remotely, processing applications for Medicaid and for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. People would sometimes yell at her over the phone—“I’ve…
Read more The Human Toll of the Suspension of SNAPby Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report November 1, 2025 The first hint of trouble for McKinley Hess came in August. Hess, who runs an infant and toddler care…
Read more Child care crisis deepens as funding slashed for poor families