While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday, the duel ended without explicit consideration of ...

In response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of new data on poverty in 2023, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America’s Economic and Racial Justice Senior Policy Lead, said: “The U.S. is home to the most ...

Stories move us. Numbers guide us. Together, they give us the power to act. Too often, conversations about poverty rely on stories or numbers but not both. We share a moving story of a child ...

Some districts will lose millions in funding because of the Oregon Department of Education’s reliance on poverty rates in a subset of 2024 Census Bureau data The head of Salem-Keizer Public Schools ...

The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 36% in 1990 to 9% in 2015. We describe how this decline happened: the extent to which changes within as ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New data is reportedly painting two different pictures of child poverty in New Mexico, showing mixed results regarding progress in our state. According to the federal poverty ...

Gov. Wes Moore signed data protection bills and legislation to eradicate poverty throughout Maryland into law on May 9. The Maryland Kids Code creates regulations designed to keep kids safe while ...

Multiple measures show poverty is holding its grip across Alabama. Maps produced by Al.com from three federal data sources show the prevalence of poverty in all the state’s counties – even those ...