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News Releases

• America's Child Poverty Rate Remains Stubbornly High Despite Important Progress, According to NCCP Report on Poverty Demographics
  National Center for Children in Poverty Unveils Annual Report on Economic Instability for U.S. Children and Interactive Tool for Tracking State Anti-Poverty Policies
  News Release, January 2018
• Meet Tomorrow's Policy Advocates & Researchers: NCCP's 2017 Summer Interns
  by Tiffany Thomas Smith, NCCP Communications Consultant
  News Release, July 2017
• Strong Parent-Child Connections Enhance Children’s Ability to Develop Healthy Responses to Chronic Stress, Say NCCP Researchers
  National Center for Children in Poverty’s Report, Strong at the Broken Places, Lifts Up Positive Protective Factors that Help Low-Income Families Flourish Despite Adversity
  News Release, April 2017
• Helping Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health through Medicaid
  News Release, March 2017
• AUDIO: NCCP Announces New Data on the Demographics of Child Poverty
  News Release, March 2017
• America’s Youngest Children Most Likely to Live in Poor Economic Conditions, According to NCCP Report on Poverty Demographics
  National Center for Children in Poverty’s Reports, Basic Facts about Low-Income Children, Include an Important Message to New Officials on Severity of Economic Instability and Disparity in the U.S.
  News Release, January 2017
• Why Do We Expect Food Stamp Users to Make Perfect Food Choices?
  News Release, January 2017
• Let’s Give Young People Who Have Aged Out of Foster Care More to Be Thankful for at Thanksgiving
  News Release, November 2016
• The Road before Us: A Statement on the 2016 Presidential Election from the National Center for Children in Poverty
  News Release, November 2016
• After Foster Care, Moving Toward Opportunity Can Mean Leaving Behind Critical Health Coverage, According to New NCCP Report
  Policy brief reveals former foster youth often lose federally mandated Medicaid coverage due to state interpretations of the Affordable Care Act
  News Release, October 2016
• Noted Public Policy Expert Joins National Child Poverty Center
  Sociologist Heather Koball brings extensive expertise in disconnected youth and immigration issues to lead the National Center for Children in Poverty’s family economic security portfolio
  News Release, September 2016
• NCCP Director of Health and Mental Health Selected for New National Leadership Program to Build a Culture of Health
  News Release, September 2016
• Medicaid Covers Children's Key Mental Health Services but Gaps Remain
  News Release, September 2016
• Nearly Half of American Children Living Near Poverty Line, According to NCCP Report on Demographics of Poverty
  National Center for Children in Poverty’s Basic Facts about Low-Income Children Report Illustrates Severity of Economic Instability and Disparity in the U.S.
  News Release, March 2016
• Deep Poverty Puts Young Children at Risk for Poor Health and Development
  News Release, February 2016
• State Safety Nets Offer Uneven Support to Low-Income Working Families, Interactive Policy Tool Shows
  2015 National Center for Children in Poverty 50-State Policy Tracker reveals wide variation in state supports available to poor working families
  News Release, December 2015
• National Center for Children in Poverty has updated its Early Childhood State Policy Profiles
  News Release, December 2015
• Latest Census Bureau Report Tells an Encouraging Story About Children Under The Affordable Care Act
  News Release, September 2015
• Income Assistance Programs Helped Shield More Than 5 Million Children from Poverty in 2014, Says Newest Census Data
  Latest national estimate of child poverty shows a staggering 1 in 5 children lives below the poverty line, largely unchanged from 2013.
  News Release, September 2015
• Great Gaps Persist in State Safety Nets, Interactive Policy Tool Shows
  National Center for Children in Poverty Launches Updated 50-State Policy Tracker
  News Release, February 2015
• Four in Ten American Children Live in Low-Income Families, NCCP Researchers Report
  News Release, January 2015
• Child Poverty Pervasive in Large American Cities, New Census Data Show
  News Release, December 2014
• State Income Taxes on the Working Poor Vary By Thousands of Dollars
  National Center for Children in Poverty Releases Report on State Income Tax Policy and Updated Fifty-State Policy Tracker On-line Analytical Tool
  News Release, November 2014
• State Policies Through a Two-generation Lens: Current Policies Fail to Support Families with Young Children
  News Release, September 2014
• U.S. Child Poverty Rate Falls
  News Release, September 2014
• Columbia University Researchers: Amidst Bitter Cold and Rising Energy Costs, New Concerns About Energy Insecurity
  National Center for Children in Poverty Publishes Brief on Energy Insecurity
  News Release, January 2014
• Analysis of Safety Net Policies Reveals Striking Variations in the States; Leaders and Laggards Identified in Top Ten Lists
  National Center for Children in Poverty Unveils 50-State Policy Tracker
  News Release, December 2013
• Report: Large Numbers of Children Underserved by Federal and State Early Care and Education Programs
  News Release, November 2013
• RESEARCHERS: DETROIT, CLEVELAND, BUFFALO, CINCINNATI, NEWARK LEAD NATION IN CHILD POVERTY
  News Release, July 2013
• NEW MEASURES REVEAL VERY DIFFERENT POVERTY PICTURE
  News Release, April 2013
• Remembering Barbara B. Blum
  1930 - 2012
  Statement, October 2012
• Renée Wilson-Simmons, an Expert on Child and Adolescent Development, Selected to Head Columbia University’s National Center for Children in Poverty
  Center Explores the Connection between Poverty and the Health of Children
  News Release, October 2012
• Tracking Children With Mental Health Challenges
  News Release, September 2012
• CENSUS NUMBERS ON POVERTY DID NOT RISE
  15 percent of all Americans are poor; 21.9 percent of children
  News Release, September 2012
• HOW STATES ARE PROTECTING THE “SAFETY NET” IN HARD TIMES
  Through a Variety of Measures, States Coast-to-Coast are Showing It Can Be Done
  News Release, April 2012
• RESEARCHERS: MOMS NEED MORE THAN 6 WEEKS MATERNITY LEAVE
  Urging National Paid Family Leave Policies
  News Release, April 2012
• MORE WHITE CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THAN ANY OTHER RACIAL GROUP
  News Release, February 2012

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NCCP in the News

Highlights of recent media coverage featuring NCCP.

• Here Are The Best & Worst States For Maternal & Child Health In 2017
  December 2017
  Romper.com
  Annamarya Scaccia
• Reauthorizing the children's health program is a fiscally smart decision
  December 2017
  The Hill
  Philip Gingrey, M.D.
• Cause & Effect: Taking on a larger role to help students
  August 2017
  news-press.com
  Sarah Owen
• Is America Holding Out on Protecting Children's Rights?
  May 2017
  The Atlantic
  Amy Rothschild
• DANIELS: Another in the long list of reasons to fund pre-K
  April 2017
  Indianapolis Business Journal
  Deborah Daniels
• Lawmakers want to expand paid family leave in N.J.
  March 2017
  NJ Advance Media
  Samantha Marcus
• Are Schools Responsible for Chronically Absent Students?
  December 2016
  Oklahoma Watch
  Jennifer Palmer
• Valley school districts recognize need for school nurses
  November 2016
  Cronkite News
  Natalie Tarangioli
• The State-Budget Cuts Trapping Poor Parents
  September 2016
  The Atlantic
  Della Hasselle
• Preschool expulsions set up children for failure, and that’s something Maine can’t afford
  September 2016
  Bangor Daily News
  The BDN Editorial Board
• Maine Officials Concerned About Preschool Expulsions
  September 2016
  Maine Public
  Robbie Feinberg
• How much can Florida's minimum wage really buy? Listen to WLRN discuss Florida's Minimum Wage.
  August 2016
  WLRN
  
• What Does Florida's Minimum Wage Buy You?
  August 2016
  WLRN
  Wilson Sayre
• Working families can’t get by on Florida’s minimum wage, study says
  August 2016
  Miami Herald
  Nicholas Nehamas
• Which country is best for children? Not the United States, study finds.
  July 2016
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Bailey Bischoff
• Virginia Lags National Average in State Spending on Low-Income Students
  June 2016
  Non-profit Quarterly
  Sheela Nimishakavi
• Report: Pediatricians should inquire if children are living in poverty
  June 2016
  Nurse.com
  
• Brewing a difference: Tim Hortons Camp Day helps kids turn their lives around
  May 2016
  Fox 47 News
  
• Feed the children
  May 2016
  Houston Chronicle
  
• Almost 1/3 of Americans admit eating food that has gone off to save money
  May 2016
  abcmoney.co.uk
  
• My Turn: Child poverty an indictment of America
  May 2016
  The Daily Item
  Dr. Pat Bruno
• Study: SC one of the worst states for working moms
  May 2016
  Greenville Online
  Amanda Coyne
• Studying How Poverty Keeps Hurting Young Minds, and What to Do About It
  May 2016
  New York Times
  Jim Dwyer
• Shout about N.J.'s paid family leave
  April 2016
  Star-Ledger/NJ.com
  South Jersey Times Editorial Board
• New Jersey’s paid family leave program needs adequate information and better outreach
  March 2016
  News Medical
  
• You probably don't know N.J. allows paid family leave, study says
  March 2016
  Star-Ledger/NJ.com
  Susan K. Livio
• NJ family leave program needs tweaks, study finds
  March 2016
  Courier-Post
  Kim Mulford
• With tent city cleared, no shortage of ideas — or homeless
  March 2016
  San Francisco Chronicle
  Kevin Fagan
• Help for Depressed Mothers, and Their Children
  February 2016
  New York Times
  
• Syndicated columnist has a poor understanding of poverty
  January 2016
  Lancaster Online
  Rev. Edward Bailey
• Macklemore Raps About White Privilege, And The Numbers Back Him Up
  January 2016
  Forbes
  Katie Sola
• A Tale With Compounding Interest
  December 2015
  Herald-Tribune
  Lauren Rudd
• Startup Santa: Business leaders launch competitive book drive
  December 2015
  ksl.com
  Spencer Hall
• Walmart worker in New York fired for redeeming cans worth $2
  November 2015
  wsws.org
  Josh Varlin
• How we should be funding public schools in the 21st century
  November 2015
  The Hill
  Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) and Randi Weingarten
• Children and Poverty
  November 2015
  The Daily Star
  Manzoor Ahmed
• Graduating, but to what?
  October 2015
  Washington Post
  Chico Harlan
• Is there a corporate social responsibility to the extreme poor?
  October 2015
  Sentinal Source
  Bob Vecchiotti
• Five things to know about the new Austin-area child poverty data
  September 2015
  Austin American-Statesman
  Marty Toohey
• Pope Francis’ Admirable War on Poverty
  September 2015
  Cato Institute
  Nat Hentoff
• Journal should applaud spending on new union of daycare providers
  September 2015
  Providence Journal
  Sandy Pliskin
• Over forty percent of U.S. children live in poverty
  August 2015
  People's World
  Thomas Riggins
• Broken Bootstraps
  August 2015
  The Birmingham Times
  M. Linda Jaramillo
• Faith leaders, citing Francis, push GOP debate to address inequality, climate change
  August 2015
  National Catholic Reporter
  Brian Roewe
• Large questions loom for pre-K legislative caucus
  July 2015
  The Herald-Sun
  Ferrel Guillory
• POVERTY AND THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: THE MISSING LINK
  July 2015
  ECE Policy Works
  Susan Ochshorn
• Black children are nearly four times as likely as white children to live in poverty, report says
  July 2015
  Washington Post
  Mark Berman
• Promise Neighborhoods Act provides community-based support for disadvantaged N.J. kids
  July 2015
  Star-Ledger
  Donald M. Payne Jr.
• Fight over hunger no laughing matter
  July 2015
  The State
  Susan C. McNair
• Editorial: Truancy bill misses mark, punishes the poor
  June 2015
  Battle Creek Enquirer
  
• Commentary: The poverty connection
  June 2015
  Sun Journal
  Quatesha Clarke
• Study: Tobacco use a cause of childhood poverty
  May 2015
  Greenville Online
  Liv Osby
• Kairos aims to strengthen the relationship between the world’s religions and the global struggle for human rights.
  May 2015
  Kairos Center
  Adam Barnes
• Understanding Criminogenic Behavior Among Juveniles
  May 2015
  Huffington Post
  Herron Keyon Gaston
• Convocation celebrates graduates, reinforces Hispanic education
  May 2015
  ASU News
  
• Half of W.Va. kids growing up in poverty, coalition director says
  May 2015
  Register-Herald
  Wendy Holdren
• Metro briefs
  May 2015
  Star Tribune
  
• Child poverty seen in La Crosse School District
  April 2015
  WXOW
  Caroline Hecker
• Report finds 44 percent of U.S. children live in low-income families
  April 2015
  PBS Newshour
  Anna Sillers
• Parents, education, and the relentlessness of low incomes
  April 2015
  The Boston Globe
  Ami Albernaz
• "Laughter Is the Best Medicine Comedy Night" Announced by SalusCare
  March 2015
  Naples Daily News
  Susan Bennett
• This Teen Is Literally Thinking Inside The Box To Help Other Kids Achieve Their Dreams
  March 2015
  MTV News
  Rachel Paoletta
• Editorial: Don’t link absenteeism to school funding
  March 2015
  The Bullitin
  
• Early education very important
  March 2015
  Grenada Star
  Joe Lee III
• New Poverty Measure Shows Sweeping Benefits for New York Children
  February 2015
  Public News Service
  Derek Hawkins
• 39% of New Orleans children live in poverty, well above national average, report says
  February 2015
  The Times-Picayune
  Rebecca Catalanello
• In LA, Missing Kindergarten Is A Big Deal
  February 2015
  NPR
  Deepa Fernandes
• Study: Homeless kids face mental health crisis
  February 2015
  HLN
  Dan Sterchele
• 25 percent of children who are homeless need mental health services
  February 2015
  Medical Xpress
  
• Mental Health Woes Common Among Homeless Kids, Study Finds
  February 2015
  U.S. News and World Report
  Robert Preidt
• Poverty Roundtable with Tavis Smiley
  February 2015
  Tavis Smiley Radio Show
  
• $77 billion a year to cut child poverty in half? A bargain, report says.
  January 2015
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Stacy Teicher Khadaroo,
• Census says 16m US children are living on food stamps, double the number in 2007
  January 2015
  The Guardian
  Jana Kasperkevic
• To provide better childcare, the US will have to raise caregivers' pay
  January 2015
  The Guardian
  Jana Kasperkevic
• 40 percent of American children in low-income families
  January 2015
  All Voices
  Robert Myles
• Many American kids are in danger of poor health from poverty
  January 2015
  Examiner.com
  Harold Mandel
• Despite rosy State of the Union claims, 44 percent of American children live in low-income families
  January 2015
  Science Codex
  
• Four in 10 American children live in low-income families, new report shows
  January 2015
  Phys.org
  
• When Poverty Comes To School
  January 2015
  La Educacion
  
• Black and low-income students more frequently suspended from school
  December 2014
  Columbia Daily Tribune
  Roger McKinney
• A Different Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
  December 2014
  The Atlantic
  Alana Semuels
• First responders help make Christmas special
  December 2014
  WPSD
  Amanda Roberts and Randall Barnes
• The luckiest poor people on earth
  December 2014
  Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Mike Sarahan
• Skipping kindergarten days can have consequences for young learners
  December 2014
  KPCC
  Deepa Fernandes
• How Michigan can improve the lives of 80,000 homeless children
  December 2014
  Bridge Magazine
  Ted Roelofs
• Poverty Affects 30% Of Children In US Cities, Negatively Affecting Their Health
  December 2014
  Medical Daily
  Lecia Bushak
• Lauren Rudd: An annual plea to compound generosity of 'Toys for Tots'
  December 2014
  Oshkosh Northwester
  Lauren Rudd
• Nearly one-third of kids in U.S. cities live in poverty
  December 2014
  WDAM.com
  
• Child poverty pervasive in large American cities, new report shows
  December 2014
  Progressive Radio Network
  
• Child poverty pervasive in large American cities, new report shows
  December 2014
  Phys.org
  
• Illinois taxes its low-income families more than almost every other state
  November 2014
  Reboot Illinois
  Caitlin Wilson
• Iowa 28th in tax burden on working poor families
  November 2014
  The Des Moines Register
  
• The states that tax the poor the most
  November 2014
  Washington Post
  Jonnelle Marte
• School holiday debate: No child, but some issues, should be left behind
  November 2014
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Lisa Suhay
• State income taxes on the working poor vary by thousands of dollars
  November 2014
  Phys.org
  
• New Report Examines Role of Transportation in Chronic Absenteeism
  November 2014
  School Transportation News
  Michelle Fisher
• Buckner International plans $6M campus in Longview
  November 2014
  Longview News-Journal
  Richard Yeakley
• Pajama Program Enters Halfway Mark of Its "One Million Good Nights" Nationwide Campaign for 1 Million Pajamas and 1 Million Books by 2015 for Children in Need
  November 2014
  MarketWatch
  
• Charlotte City Council explores city's lack of economic mobility
  November 2014
  Charlotte Observer
  Steve Harrison
• There should be no debate about hitting children. It's just wrong.
  October 2014
  The Washington Post
  Valerie Strauss
• Chronic absenteeism a problem at Lake County schools
  October 2014
  Daily Commercial
  Livi Stanford
• Powerful message
  October 2014
  Spirit of Jefferson
  Christine Snyder
• The Great Spanking Debate
  October 2014
  Jackson Free Press
  Anna Wolfe
• Pope Francis' war on poverty
  October 2014
  The Star Democrat
  Nat Hentoff
• Columbia's National Center for Children in Poverty Reports Current State Policies Fail to Support Families with Young Children
  September 2014
  Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
  
• Fewer Tucson children in poverty, census finds
  September 2014
  Arizona Daily Star
  Yoohyun Jung
• U.S. poverty rate drops for first time since 2006
  September 2014
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  Alfred Lubrano
• Education and health have improved for US children, says annual report
  September 2014
  The Christian Science Monitor
  Caroline Kelly
• Buckner selects site for new single-parent housing project in Longview
  August 2014
  Longview News-Journal
  Richard Yeakley
• Mississippi ranks last in underprivileged children
  August 2014
  Sun Herald
  Patrick Ochs
• Increasing wage doesn't affect job numbers
  July 2014
  Daily Times
  David Prescott
• The Benefits Cliff: When Minimum Wage Increases Backfire on the People in Need
  July 2014
  The Guardian
  Jana Kasperkevic
• Cleveland has been on the rebound even before LeBron James news
  July 2014
  Los Angeles Times
  Alana Semuels
• For poor kids, recommendation to read aloud is even more critical
  June 2014
  The Washington Post
  Caelainn Hogan
• Pence on right track to bolster families, economy
  June 2014
  Indystar.com
  Abdul-Hakim Shabazz
• Indiana Juvenile Justice Blog
  June 2014
  Indiana Juvenile Justice Blog
  
• A Patchwork of Employer Leave Is Bad News for Working Families
  May 2014
  NCCP Tumblr
  Renée Wilson-Simmons
• Influencing Legislation: A Tough Row to Hoe
  May 2014
  NCCP Tumblr
  Renée Wilson-Simmons
• Kudos to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
  May 2014
  NCCP Tumblr
  Renée Wilson-Simmons
• There’s science behind the push for high-quality early childhood programs
  May 2014
  NCCP Tumblr
  Renée Wilson-Simmons
• Bruce Lesley Is Right about CHIP: If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
  May 2014
  NCCP Tumblr
  Renée Wilson-Simmons
• Don the green to show support for children's mental health
  May 2014
  Times-News
  Alana Romans
• Trend shows high rate in poverty among county's young
  April 2014
  The Citizens' Voice
  Denise Allabaugh
• Yes, attendance is that important
  March 2014
  The Baltimore Sun
  Eddie Brown and Brian DeWitt
• Are American Indian Students the Least Prepared for College?
  March 2014
  U.S. News
  Allie Bidwell
• Basic Facts About Low-Income Children
  March 2014
  Health Canal
  Stephanie Berger
• Film highlights struggle of low-income women
  March 2014
  Vail Daily
  Suzanne Hoffman
• Disparities in Repeat Visits to Emergency Departments Among Transition-Age Youths With Mental Health Needs
  March 2014
  Psychiatric Services
  
• Local Dental Office Joins U.S. Marines in War Against Poverty and Illiteracy on Our Own Soil
  February 2014
  PR Web
  John Goodwin
• Cold winter focuses attention on new 'energy crisis'
  February 2014
  Consumer Affairs
  Mark Huffman
• Energy insecurity is a real concern for many poor families
  February 2014
  EmaxHealth
  Harold Mandel
• Amidst bitter cold and rising energy costs, new concerns about energy insecurity
  February 2014
  Phys.org
  
• 50 Years Later, War on Poverty Yields Mixed Success
  January 2014
  Education Week
  Sarah D. Sparks
• 1964's War on Poverty: Failed or abandoned?
  January 2014
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  Alfred Lubrano
• Ohio's frayed safety net
  December 2013
  Toledo Blade Editorial
  
• Columbia's National Center for Children in Poverty Launches New Policy Research Tool
  December 2013
  ASPPH's Friday Letter
  
• Arizona Stories from School
  December 2013
  National Education Policy Center Blog
  
• The reach for help is longer this Thanksgiving
  November 2013
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  David Templeton
• The Majority of Eligible Preschoolers Aren’t Enrolled in Head Start
  November 2013
  Think Progress Blog (Center for American Progress)
  Bryce Colvert
• CT one of four states meeting Head Start benchmarks
  November 2013
  The Connecticut Mirror
  Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
• Only 42 Percent of Eligible Children Participate in Head Start
  November 2013
  Education Week
  Julie Blair
• A profile of Renée Wilson-Simmons, DrPH, director of the National Center for Children in Poverty
  November 2013
  Columbia Public Health
  KRISTINA STRAIN
• New Census data details poverty’s impact in Indiana, Wabash Valley
  September 2013
  Tribune-Star, Terre Haute
  Dianne Frances D. Powell
• U.S. Census Releases New Poverty Figures; NCCP´s Dr. Curtis Skinner Interviewed
  September 2013
  Arise TV
  
• Milwaukee poverty a regional problem, Mayor Tom Barrett says
  September 2013
  Journal Sentinel (Wisc.)
  Bill Glauber
• A Debate Over How To Improve Schools In Mississippi
  September 2013
  WBUR Radio: Here & Now With Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson
  
• New Census data: Children remain America’s poorest citizens
  September 2013
  Washington Post
  Valerie Strauss
• Poverty in the United States remains high, median income stagnant
  September 2013
  Deseret News (Utah)
  Devon Merling
• U.S. poverty rate held steady at 15% in 2012, new census figures show
  September 2013
  Journal Sentinel (Wisc.)
  Bill Glauber
• Fallin wrong about Oklahoma quality of life
  September 2013
  The Daily O'Collegian, Okla.
  Evan Woodson
• College Visions Helps Local Youth Reach College Goals
  September 2013
  Providence Monthly
  Dale Rappaneau
• PolitiFact: Does Obamacare allow for forced home inspections by government agents?
  August 2013
  Tampa Bay Times / Bay News 9 TV
  
• Federal Government Guilty of Child Neglect
  August 2013
  Social Justice Solutions
  Charles E. Lewis, Jr., PhD
• Food Stamp benefits to be cut in November
  August 2013
  Call & Post (Ohio)
  Kush Azrael
• Disposable Diapers Pose a Financial Strain for Low-Income Mothers
  August 2013
  Afro
  Alexis Taylor
• Are nearly half of Oregon's children growing up poor?
  August 2013
  The Oregonian
  
• Bloggers say Obamacare provision will allow 'forced home inspections'
  August 2013
  Tampa Bay Times
  Politifact.com
• Ginnie Graham: Tulsa's Lindsey House creates a home for hope
  August 2013
  Tulsa World
  Ginnie Graham
• Child researchers seek low-income subjects
  August 2013
  Baltimore Sun
  Trisha Bishop
• Report: Childhood Poverty Worse in Hamilton County than State
  August 2013
  City Beat (Cincinnati)
  German Lopez
• Report: Childhood Poverty Worse in Hamilton County than State
  August 2013
  City Beat (Cincinnati)
  
• Incoming Federal Cuts to Hit Low-Income Ohio Families
  August 2013
  City Beat (Cincinnati)
  German Lopez
• In Stockton, nearly 30,000 youngsters live below the poverty line
  July 2013
  Record (Calif.)
  Kevin Parrish
• Race and Income, Not Immigration Status, Shape Child Well-Being, Study Finds
  July 2013
  Education Week
  Lesli A. Maxwell
• College Visions Helps Local Youth Reach College Goals
  July 2013
  Providence Monthly
  Dale Rappaneau
• FOCUS: Demographic change amplifying racial inequities
  July 2013
  The Hearald News, Mass.
  Suzanne Gamboa, AP
• Demographic change amplifying racial inequities
  July 2013
  Akron Legal News (Editorial)
  Suzanne Gamboa, AP
• College Visions Helps Local Youth Reach College Goals
  July 2013
  East Side Monthly (R.I.)
  Dale Rappaneau
• Demographic change amplifying inequities
  July 2013
  Chillicothe Gazette (Gannett) AP
  Suzanne Gamboa
• Pathways Out of Poverty Require Two-Generation Solutions
  July 2013
  Huffington Post
  Carla Thompson, Kellogg Foundation
• Demographic change amplifying racial inequities
  July 2013
  News Telegram / AP
  Suzanne Gamboa
• Pathways Out of Poverty Require Two-Generation Solutions
  July 2013
  Huffington Post
  
• Demographic change amplifying racial inequities
  July 2013
  Associated Press
  Suzanne Gamboa
• The other half
  July 2013
  Toledo Blade
  Editorial Staff
• The Reality Behind Employment Numbers
  July 2013
  Epoch Times
  Heide Malhotra
• Buffalo kids living in poverty
  June 2013
  Buffalo News
  Deidre Williams
• Parents become teachers in innovative preschool program
  June 2013
  Des Moines Register
  Mary Stegmeir
• More Children Slipping Into, Staying in Poverty Due to Economy - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/parenting/more-children-slipping-into-staying-in-poverty-due-to-economy/#sthash.04VWcxP7.dpuf
  June 2013
  Education News
  Julia Lawrence
• Economic well-being of American children slips.
  June 2013
  Fox News
  Associated Press
• Report: Economic well-being of US children slips
  June 2013
  NBC Montana KECI, KCFW, KTVM
  AP
• Number Of U.S. Children Living In Poverty Grew To 23 Percent In 2011: Survey
  June 2013
  Huffington Post
  Susan Montoya Bryan
• Economic well-being of kids may be falling
  June 2013
  Florida Today (Gannett)
  Susan Montoya Bryan (AP)
• Nearly one in four American children in poverty, report finds
  June 2013
  msnbc
  Erin Delmore
• U.S. kids make strides in education and health, but economic well-being slips, survey shows.
  June 2013
  The Vancouver Sun
  Susan Montoya Bryan (AP)
• Number Of U.S. Children Living In Poverty Grew To 23 Percent In 2011: Survey
  June 2013
  Huffington Post
  Susan Montoya Bryan (AP)
• Economic well-being of kids may be falling
  June 2013
  Clarion Ledger
  AP
• Economic well-being of US children slips
  June 2013
  Herald Tribune (Fla.)
  Susan Montoya Bryan (AP)
• Report: Economic Well-Being Of US Children Slips
  June 2013
  NPR
  AP
• Economic well-being of kids may be falling
  June 2013
  Rankin Ledger (Gannett)
  
• How students read between the lines
  June 2013
  Chicago Now
  Ray Salazar
• Accidental Child Injuries Linked to Poverty: Report
  June 2013
  Epoch Times
  Gary Feuerberg
• David Eads runs FreeGeek Chicago, 'an Apple Store for the rest of us'
  June 2013
  Christian Science Monitor
  Mark Guarino
• David Eads runs FreeGeek Chicago, 'an Apple Store for the rest of us'
  June 2013
  Yahoo News
  Mark Guarino
• Education officials seek team approach to fight chronic absenteeism
  June 2013
  EdSource
  Kathryn Baron
• Self-sufficiency: An illusive vision
  June 2013
  I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS
  Burt Hubbard
• Poverty by the Numbers
  May 2013
  The American Prospect
  Curtis Skinner
• What about the Kids?
  May 2013
  The American Prospect
  Various (including NCCP's Curtis Skinner)
• U.S. Poverty: By the Numbers
  May 2013
  Moyers & Company
  Greg Kaufmann
• Bushwick's Struggles With Asthma: What's Poverty's Role?
  May 2013
  Brooklyn Bureau
  Eric Jankiewicz and Sara Sugar
• Test scores illustrate poverty gap
  May 2013
  Press-Citizen (Iowa City)
  Adam B. Sullivan
• A Calm Harbor ChildSavers offers comfort in times of crisis
  May 2013
  Richmond magazine
  Anne Dreyfuss
• Youth health bill is wildly off-target for 21st century
  May 2013
  Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC)
  Op-Ed
• Invest in Colorado’s youngest children
  April 2013
  Denver Post (Op Ed)
  Andrew Brodsky
• Invest in Colorado’s youngest children
  April 2013
  Denver Post
  Andrew Brodsky
• Here's how 3 states boosted students' reading scores
  April 2013
  Town Talk (Alexandria, La.)
  Mary Stegmeir
• Iowa's Kids: Roadblock in reading
  April 2013
  Shreveport Times
  Mary Stegmeir
• Six suggestions to improve reading
  April 2013
  Des Moines Register
  Mary Stegmeir
• Affleck’s announcement shines spotlight on greatest issue facing Country
  April 2013
  Examiner (Ind.)
  
• La. ranks poorly for child poverty rates
  April 2013
  Houma Courier
  Nikki Buskey
• La. ranks poorly for child poverty rates
  April 2013
  Daily Comet (La.)
  Nikki Buskey
• Why I have mixed feelings about Autism Awareness Day
  April 2013
  Charleston City Paper
  Mat Catastrophe
• 'Communities of Concern' data revealed on April 10 at talk in Union
  April 2013
  Independent Press
  
• Food bank eyes bill mandating drug tests for welfare recipients
  April 2013
  The Monitor
  Jacqueline Armendariz
• As access to mental care grows, low-income kids must be reached
  March 2013
  Boston Globe
  Dr. Davida M. Schiff
• Church members fight childhood hunger
  March 2013
  Cincinnati Enquirer
  Karen Vance
• Districts find youngest students among most absent
  March 2013
  KTAR The Voice of Arizona
  AP
• Districts find youngest students among most absent
  March 2013
  AP / for Yahoo News
  
• School districts finding youngest students among most absent
  March 2013
  Fox News
  AP
• With focus on expanding early ed, districts say getting little ones to show up takes some work
  March 2013
  Star Tribune
  Carolyn Thompson, AP
• Districts find youngest students among most absent; parents aren't seeing educational value
  March 2013
  Deseret News (Utah)
  Carolyn Thompson, AP
• School districts find youngest students among most absent
  March 2013
  Utica Observer Dispath
  AP
• Districts find prekindergarten students among the most absent
  March 2013
  Niagara Gazette
  AP
• Districts Find Youngest Students Among Most Absent
  March 2013
  ABC News
  Carolyn Thompson, AP
• Districts Find Youngest Students Among Most Absent
  March 2013
  NPR
  
• The Hidden Crisis in America’s Classrooms
  March 2013
  Yahoo News
  TakePart.com
• Editor’s note: ‘Children and Families Summit’ focuses on helping poor kids
  March 2013
  Washington Post
  Mary Jordan
• The Hidden Crisis in America’s Classrooms
  March 2013
  Take Part
  Steve Holt
• Indiana FSSA and the shredded Hoosier safety net
  March 2013
  Examiner (Ind.)
  
• Absences linked to dropout increase
  March 2013
  ABQ Journal (N.M.)
  Lance Chilton
• US Child Poverty Rates Are High; Blame Large Population, Government Mistrust, And Fear Of More Entitlements; The United Kingdom May Have Answers
  March 2013
  International Business Times
  Ashley Portero
• Latest Brain Research Supports Obama Early Childhood Plan
  March 2013
  Youth Today
  Kaukab Jhumra Smith
• Strengthening 21st Century Families: The Case for Paid Family Leave
  February 2013
  Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
  NCCP
• Child poverty on rise in county
  February 2013
  Gaylord Herald Times (Mich.)
  Lorene Parshall
• Child poverty on rise in county
  February 2013
  Gaylord Herald Times (Mich.)
  Lorene Parshall
• Real ways to reduce poverty
  February 2013
  News and Sentinel (W.Va.)
  Mike Meyer
• Time to Take Action in Schools and Communities
  February 2013
  Huffington Post
  Michelle Nealon-Woods
• Study: Almost Half of S. Fla. Children Live in Low-income Homes
  February 2013
  Hispanic Business
  Donna Gehrke-White
• Helping Poor Children in W.Va.
  February 2013
  The Intelligencer, Wheeling News-Register (Ohio Valley)
  
• Should family benefits be tied to school performance?
  January 2013
  CURRENT TV
  Jo Piazza
• Will College and Culture and Civilization Go to Hell in a Handbasket?
  January 2013
  Dissident Voice Newsletter
  Paul Haeder
• America’s Insistent Violence: a Call to Action from Merge Education
  January 2013
  PR.Com
  Release
• Here Comes 2013: The Big Themes in Learning
  January 2013
  KQED Radio (NPR network)
  
• St. Louis RV Collects and Donates Children's Toys with O'Fallon Holiday Season "Toy Town" Drive
  December 2012
  SBWire
  
• Renée Wilson-Simmons Is Changing Minds on Children’s Health and Poverty
  December 2012
  Momentum (Mailman School)
  
• Mental Health Services for Youth in the United States
  December 2012
  Chicago Now
  Barb Moreno
• One-third of district students living in poverty
  December 2012
  Press-Citizen (Iowa City)
  Adam B. Sullivan
• Executive Moves (New Jersey)
  December 2012
  Star Ledger, NJ
  
• Streetwise: Charity is part of investing
  December 2012
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Lauren Rudd
• Former Courier reporter to head poverty center
  December 2012
  New Pittsburgh Courier
  From our News Release
• A doll, tiny tots and a way to see an investment's benefits
  December 2012
  Pittsburg Herald-Tribune
  Lauren Rudd
• Moms to Congress: Don’t throw families over the “fiscal cliff”!
  December 2012
  Salon
  Lynn Parramore
• Study: 44% of US children live in low-income households
  December 2012
  Press TV
  
• Letters to the editor on size of Legislature, fiscal cliff, living wage Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/12/03/2586339/letters-to-the-editor-on-size.html#storylink=cpy
  December 2012
  Wichita Eagle
  
• Low-Wage Jobs Cause More Problems Than They Solve
  December 2012
  Yahoo Finance: The Exchange
  Jennifer Wheary
• Primary Care Pediatrics and Public Health
  December 2012
  Medscape Today
  
• Report details Catch-22 in Indiana welfare law
  November 2012
  Courrier Press (Evansville, Ind.)
  
• Detroit council rejects condition for cash infusion
  November 2012
  Press TV
  
• Glenn’s Strategies for Well-Being: Children, Poverty, and Race Read more at http://www.eurweb.com/2012/11/glenns-strategies-for-well-being-children-poverty-and-race/#2uyvyidwxEm5DmVy.99
  November 2012
  Lee Bailey's Eurweb.com
  Glenn Ellis
• Advocates for the poor examine Indiana’s benefits cliff
  November 2012
  Herald Times (Indiana)
  Tim Grimes
• This Week in Poverty: The Cliff and The Janitors Who Are Already On It
  November 2012
  The Nation
  Greg Kaufmann
• This Week in Poverty: Janitors in the Queen City
  November 2012
  The Nation
  Greg Kaufmann
• Truancy in the Chicago Public Schools: How Bad Are We?
  November 2012
  Chicago Magazine
  Whet Moser
• What Does Poverty Mean to Children?
  November 2012
  Frontline, PBS
  Sandy St. Louis
• FRONTLINE Panel on Child Poverty
  November 2012
  PBS
  
• Transitions: People in Academe
  November 2012
  Chronicle of Higher Education
  From our release
• Transitions: People in Academe
  November 2012
  Chronicle of Higher Education
  
• Letter: Mental Health Services at Home
  November 2012
  The Connection Newspapers
  Allsion Beck
• Letter: Mental Health Services at Home
  November 2012
  The Connection Newspapers
  Allison Beck
• A group worthy of your help
  October 2012
  Cincinnati Enquirer
  Edmund Adams
• Incentivizing poor and low-income persons to work and save more
  October 2012
  Standard-Eaminer
  Vijay K. Mathur
• Mental health disparities observed among Latino children in U.S.
  October 2012
  VOXXI
  Hope Gillette
• District assists homeless students
  October 2012
  Community Impact Newsletter, Houson
  John Rigg
• Families Living in Poverty in Southeast Michigan
  October 2012
  MetroParent (Michigan)
  Jacquie Goetz Bluethmann
• Munson: Increasingly, Iowa's children are poor
  October 2012
  DeMoines Register
  Kyle Munson
• Census: Most Schenectady kids live in poverty
  October 2012
  Press TV
  
• Census: Most Schenectady kids live in poverty
  October 2012
  Albany Times Union
  Lauren Stanforth
• Blue States are from Scandinavia, Red States are from Guatemala
  October 2012
  The New Republic
  Jonathan Cohn
• CollegeSpring helps boost low-income SAT scores
  September 2012
  The Western Edition San Francisco
  
• Insurance coverage improving among Ohio kids
  September 2012
  Zanesville Times Record Ohio
  Benjamin Lanka
• Kindergarten absences: Some Bay Area school districts are uncovering a hidden problem
  September 2012
  Contra Costa Times (Calif.)
  Katy Murphy
• Kindergarten absences: Some Bay Area school districts are uncovering a hidden problem
  September 2012
  Oakland Tribune
  Katy Murphy
• Health insurance is looking good for kids in Ohio
  September 2012
  Life Insurance News
  Colleen Jeremy
• More than race in disparate District 186 expulsion rates
  September 2012
  State Journal Register, Ill.
  Molly Beck
• Health insurance coverage increasing among Ohio kids
  September 2012
  Lancaster Eagle Gazette (Ohio)
  Benjamin Lanka
• Health insurance coverage improving among Ohio children
  September 2012
  Marion Star (Ohio)
  Benjamin Lanka
• Data: Valley sees slight rise in poverty
  September 2012
  Tribune-Star, Terre Haute
  Howard Greninger
• Think Again: Ignoring Poverty and Hunger
  September 2012
  Center for American Progress
  
• Data: Health coverage up for Ohio kids
  September 2012
  Newark Advocate
  
• Think Again: Ignoring Poverty and Hunger
  September 2012
  Huffington Post
  Eric Alterman
• Campaign Connection → Examining US Poverty in an Election Year
  September 2012
  The Voice of Russia Radio
  Carmen Russell-Sluchansky
• Our View: Kids pay the price
  September 2012
  The Sierra Vista Herald (Ariz.)
  Editorial Staff
• Behind Romney's Welfare Attacks, America's Top Poverty Denier
  September 2012
  Mother Jones
  Andy Kroll
• Voting "Yes" September 18 helps fulfill obligations to fellow citizens
  September 2012
  AI.com (Alabama Media Group)
  Editorial Staff
• Thank you! And Please Sir, might I have some more?
  September 2012
  Fort Lee Patch (NJ)
  Allison Moore
• Census Numbers On Poverty
  September 2012
  Health News Digest
  From our release
• Child Poverty Holds Steady For The First Time In Years, Census Bureau Finds
  September 2012
  Huffington Post
  Saki Knafo
• Are we better off today? Yes and no, says Census Bureau.
  September 2012
  Seattle Times
  Lynne Varner
• Health insurance: More kids are covered
  September 2012
  Mansfield News Journal
  Benjamin Lanka
• Media Not Concerned About the Very Poor
  September 2012
  FAIR Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
  Mariana Garces and Steve Rendall
• Media Not Concerned About the Very Poor
  September 2012
  Press TV
  mariana Garces and Steve Rendall
• Report: Child poverty spikes in D.C. region
  September 2012
  WTOP 103.5 FM (DC region)
  Alicia Lozano
• Defending the Social Safety Net
  September 2012
  Huffington Post
  Curtis Skinner
• Half of America in poverty? The facts say It's true
  September 2012
  Press TV
  Paul Buchheit
• Thinking about tomorrow
  September 2012
  The Almanac
  Dave Boyce
• Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘What Is Riskier Than Living Poor in America?’
  September 2012
  FavStocks website
  Taylor Marsh
• Hurricanes, Poverty, and Neglected Infections
  August 2012
  Scientific American
  Judy Stone
• “Inspiring Minds” Providence Kids Head to Kindergarten
  August 2012
  GoLocalProv (Providence, RI)
  
• Getting a jump on the school year
  August 2012
  The Columbian
  Jaques Von Lunen
• Charity Spotlight: Project Create D.C.
  August 2012
  Washington Life Magazine
  Halle Kaplan-Allen
• Child Care cost more than rent payments
  August 2012
  CW39 KIAH TV Houston
  
• World Vision Warns of a Crisis in the Classroom as Millions of Families Struggle to Afford School Supplies
  August 2012
  Sacramento Bee
  PR Newswier
• What the gubernatorial candidates are not talking about
  August 2012
  Qnotes
  Rob Thompson
• Suffer the little children
  August 2012
  Mukilteo Beacon (Wash.)
  Pastor Mark A. Samuelson
• Improving Professional Development for Early-Childhood Workforce
  August 2012
  Education Week
  Lesli A. Maxwell
• Re: Spoiled Rotten
  July 2012
  The New Yorker
  
• Has the United States lost the war on poverty?
  July 2012
  Examiner
  Gillian Burdett
• Has the United States lost the war on poverty?
  July 2012
  The Examiner
  Gillian Burdett
• Channeling Dorothea Lange
  July 2012
  Tulsa World
  Julie Delcour, Editorial Staff
• America in Poverty
  July 2012
  Examiner
  Maggie Dellarocco-Griffin (Editorial)
• 100 million poor people in America and 39 other facts about poverty that will blow your mind
  July 2012
  Press TV
  Editorial Staff
• Without high-quality preschool, Mississippi’s kids risk being left behind
  July 2012
  The Hechinger Report
  Liz Willen
• http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2120539,00.html
  July 2012
  TIME Magazine
  Liz Willen
• The Ranks of America's Poor
  July 2012
  Huffington Post
  Joanne Goldblum
• Children’s Defense Fund to Host Conference in Cincinnati
  July 2012
  City Beat (Cincinnati)
  German Lopez
• What A Diaper Means for A Child's Future
  July 2012
  Huffington Post
  Joanne Goldblum
• What A Diaper Means For A Child's Future
  July 2012
  Huffington Post
  Joanne Goldblum
• Groups collecting school supplies now
  July 2012
  Lansing State Journal
  Mark Mayes
• Family affairs with Susan Hetherington
  July 2012
  ABC Brisbane
  SusanHetherington
• Addressing Absenteeism in the Early Grades
  July 2012
  Worcester.com
  John Monfredo
• Are blacks ignoring proof that spanking has a negative impact?
  July 2012
  The Grio (NBC News)
  Kristen West Savali, Clutch Magazine
• Why Conservatives Are Wrong About Food Stamps
  June 2012
  International Business Times
  John Stoehr
• Mismeasuring Poverty
  June 2012
  American Prospect
  Mark Levinson
• This Week in Poverty: Disposable Families in Ohio
  June 2012
  The Nation
  Greg Kaufmann
• Lack of computer access a major hurdle for the poor
  June 2012
  Philly.com
  Alfred Lubrano
• From scrubbing floors to Ivy League: Homeless student to go to dream college
  June 2012
  Deseret News
  Elizabeth Stuart
• Sounders FC and the UPS Store Team up for Book Drive
  June 2012
  OSC Our Sports Central (Wash.)
  
• Pastor Creflo A. Dollar Police Report: Do You Still Support His Child Abuse?
  June 2012
  News One for Black America
  Kristen West Savali
• Black America can't rely on Obama alone
  June 2012
  CNN
  Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
• Lunch program continues during the summer months
  June 2012
  Geneseo Republic (Ill.)
  Claudia Loucks
• Study: Almost half of South Florida children live in low-income homes
  January 2012
  Sun-Sentinel Florida
  Donna Gehrke-White
• Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored
  December 2011
  Truthout
  Ted Morgan / Op-Ed

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