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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Proposed changes to how Colorado doles out state education funding have divided school districts, pit rival Democratic-leaning education groups against each ...

The Kennedy-era poverty formula hides the economic pressures now crushing working Americans. Worse, benefits losses are wiping out wage gains. Read Full Article » ...