Mar. 22—Poverty is "not about intelligence, but it does impact the way people think," and educators need to be mindful of the socioeconomic status of their students, according to Ruby Payne, an ...

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Helen F. Ladd, Pedro A. Noguera, Paul Reville, Joshua P. Starr Education policy in the United States has taken a turn in a new direction, and anyone with a stake in public education should celebrate ...

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There is no question that educating girls is a prerequisite for eradicating poverty. Education empowers and transforms women. It allows them to break the "traditional" cycle of exclusion that keeps ...

Every year, federal, state, and local lawmakers attempt to target billions of dollars to schools with seemingly high concentrations of students from families in poverty. The aid is designed to support ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A nationally recognized researcher addressed poverty in education when speaking to the Governor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice Subcommittee on Education Thursday.

Poverty, by America is Princeton sociology professor Matthew Desmond’s follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize–winning 2016 book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Where Evicted combined ...

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The question almost stumped Deborah Smith-Olson, the chairwoman and CEO of Lake-Osceola State Bank. If someone didn’t go to college, what could they do for a living in Baldwin, a small town in the ...