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The cost of higher education has been rising for decades, but the federal government’s Pell Grants program has not kept up with the cost of college tuition.

Once the pandemic upended normal school this spring, students of all ages in high-poverty school districts were asked to do less schoolwork and spend less time in class than their peers in affluent school districts.

“[T]eachers too often are working within structural inequalities that impede many students from achieving their potential. These issues begin with pollution and the stresses of poverty, and extend to economic segregation and inadequate school funding.”

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World’s 10 richest men saw wealth more than double during pandemic, while 160 million fall into poverty: report

April 13, 2022

“This happened even as ONE PERSON DIED EVERY FOUR SECONDS from the effects of inequality, Oxfam said in a new report, ‘Inequality Kills,’ published...

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

March 23, 2022

95 million meals taken from the mouths of children!

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens for Ukrainians Trapped in Russia’s Onslaught

March 9, 2022

Two weeks after the invasion began, tens of thousands of Ukrainians are without food, water or power. The Russians are increasingly resorting to indiscriminate...

Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them

February 17, 2022

Many households are being forced to adjust their shopping lists or seek assistance. But food banks, too, are feeling the pinch.

More low-income students are going to college, but federal aid not keeping up with costs

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World’s 10 richest men saw wealth more than double during pandemic, while 160 million fall into poverty: report

World’s 10 richest men saw wealth more than double during pandemic, while 160 million fall into poverty: report

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens for Ukrainians Trapped in Russia’s Onslaught

Humanitarian Crisis Worsens for Ukrainians Trapped in Russia’s Onslaught

Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them

Higher Food Prices Hit the Poor and Those Who Help Them