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Even as incomes rose in 2023, the number of Americans living in poverty went up. More and more people are struggling to afford their basic needs. But this is a problem we can actually solve. With a ...

It takes one look at state data to see that Lucas County has a poverty problem. As many Toledoans live below the poverty line a new University of Toledo study is offering insight on the issue. "[This] ...

A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools: Our guide to San Diego schools provides families with everything they need to know to make the best choice for their child. Read more stories from the guide here ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Poverty is usually looked at as a socioeconomic problem, rather than as a health problem, but it is as big a health problem as smoking or obesity. Because of poverty, the average low-income person ...

Governments have to recognise the inheritance of poverty. Only then can their energies can be rallied to come up with ways to ...

Policies, public perceptions and assessment metrics frequently overlook the significant influence of poverty on low test scores, unjustly attributing most of the responsibility to teachers. In the ...

Milwaukee has a poverty problem that usually doesn’t trigger outrage until something shocking happens – which happened on Sept. 16 when police discovered six children, ages 2 months to 9 years, locked ...

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on crime solutions from Katie Hill and Jens Ludwig of the University of Chicago Crime Lab. Read Part 1 here. Some of our fellow Chicagoans have come ...