Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some preschoolers are encouraged to bring in their favorite toy or stuffed animal, while others risk having it confiscated.

Caryl M. Stern, president of the United States Fund for Unicef, discusses with The New York Times the challenges her organization faces. The international organization, which raised $442-million in ...

Over the past dozen years, Raj Chetty’s research has shown that where a child grows up can have a profound effect on his entire life. The Harvard University economist and his co-authors have ...

If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes; not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...

If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes — not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...

Let’s face it: being the poor kid is not good. Being the poor kid surrounded by kids who live in an affluent neighborhood means you have to deal with living in a totally different reality than your ...

When the federal government offered to cover the cost of feeding Tennessee’s poor children last summer, state officials accepted the cash. Some $84 million in federal money flowed into Tennessee. The ...

My church, Zion Covenant of Jamestown, is sponsoring a refugee family with seven kids. The father works as a janitor in a public elementary school making $16 an hour. Why is our government threatening ...

When it comes to helping poor children in America grow up to enjoy successful adult lives, progressives and conservatives each have half the truth on their side. There is strong evidence to support ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Born Poor tells the stories of the same ...

If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes — not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...

If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes - not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...