One of the many groups awaiting the results of the recent presidential election with bated breath were those invested in eradicating childhood poverty. Both parties referenced implementing a version ...

Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday that she believes the state should reevaluate how it accounts for student poverty levels in the complicated, decades-old funding formula used to determine how much state ...

Some districts will lose millions in funding because of the Oregon Department of Education’s reliance on poverty rates in a ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — Today’s Good Question is: Who sets the federal poverty level? The Department of Health and Human Services sets the federal poverty guidelines each year through the Federal ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Paule Pachter, president and chief executive of Long Island Cares, Inc. — The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank in Hauppauge. I am often asked by elected officials ...