Medicaid expansion remains a critical source of coverage for people with low incomes, many of whom lack access to affordable health coverage through other sources. In the ten remaining non-expansion ...

The number of students at comprehensive support and improvement schools grew between 2019-20 and 2022-23, an analysis found.

Stephen Roll, Jenn Finders, and Leah Hamilton Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The ...

Students engaged with simulated real-life scenarios designed to illustrate the daily struggles faced by individuals living in poverty. Over 100 middle and high school students from across New Jersey ...

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, a wealth manager named Michael Green published a Substack post arguing that a $140,000 income is the new poverty level for a family of four in America, where the ...

The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to afford ...

More than 70 million people across the United States receive Social Security benefits, whether through retirement, disability or survivor payments. As of January 2026, the average monthly payment ...

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 ...

Portage County Community Action Council Executive Director John Kennedy debunks myths about poverty in Portage County and ...