When the system thrives and profits off brokenness, who’s truly there for those caught in it? This is how the ...

Children born into poverty are far more likely to remain poor in adulthood in the United States than in other wealthy countries. Why? The stickiness of poverty in the U.S. challenges the self-image of ...

The only problem? None of them are real. In a macabre phenomenon sweeping the world’s leading non-government organizations, ...

St. Louis is a poor city. Its school district serves a higher share of children living in poverty than 95% of communities nationwide. Decades of research has shown that growing up in poverty hurts ...

Children who grow up in poor communities or impoverished homes tend to develop a “scarcity mindset” that informs their emotional well-being and decision-making skills, even into adulthood. The ...

Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ More than a decade ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids," the acclaimed PBS series FRONTLINE explored poverty in ...

One of the most persistent myths in K-12 education is the idea that high-poverty schools are near-universally, significantly underfunded. However, the truth is much more complicated. As it turns out, ...

Nearly 80% of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global ...

People who grew up poor typically remember the yearning they felt watching their friends or people online get the best, ...

Madagascar’s education crisis keeps over a million kids out of school; poverty, poor resources, and unrest fuel generational ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. $5 million. That’s the price tag on the so-called American Dream. Yes, ...