If the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has its way, a new federal poverty calculation will underestimate the number of families — and children — living in poverty even more than it does ...
A new study finds Louisiana has the highest child poverty rate in the U.S., driven by inflation and expiring aid programs.
The Trump administration is considering changing the way the government measures poverty, which has anti-poverty groups worried that many low-income individuals will be pushed off assistance programs ...
This story is part of the Prospect’s series on how the next president can make progress without new legislation. Read all of our Day One Agenda articles here. It’s often cited that four out of ten ...
The Trump administration is considering changing the way the government measures poverty, which has anti-poverty groups worried that many low-income individuals will be pushed off assistance programs ...
Almost 45 percent of students were eligible for free and reduced lunch at Hillsboro schools last year. That figure that has increased by 10 percentage points overall since 2003, though it peaked in ...