Government agencies, research entities, and social service organizations are excellent resources for data related to low-income and poverty, and with related social indicators. Educators who use these resources will be better able to understand the needs of the students and families they serve.
The number of students who receive free or reduced-price school meals traditionally is used to count the number of students living in poverty. Some experts say this data — used
Around this time in 2017, federal funding for home visiting—a program that builds long-term connections between trained counselors and at-risk families—had lapsed, ensnared in disagreements between the House and the
Guaranteeing admission to state universities makes it more likely that academically talented, low-income students will choose colleges that are challenging enough to match their abilities, a new study has found.
This story about the opiod crisis and foster care was produced as part of a series, “Twice Abandoned: how schools and child welfare systems fail kids in foster care,” reported
Close to 50% of children and teens didn’t receive the recommended 420 minutes of physical activity per week and 5% didn’t engage in any exercise, according to a study presented
Adolescents from low-income families were at a greater risk of developing heart disease and were more likely to be obese or to smoke, compared with those from affluent families, according
Programs that address poverty — such as food stamps, insurance and tax credits — also improve students’ academic performance, graduation rates and likelihood of enrolling in college, according to a
High schools that depend the most on credit-recovery programs have large increases in graduation rates, even though many students still perform poorly on standardized tests, according to a recent study
The latest Census numbers indicate that, while conditions may be improving for some children and adults, the overall economic well-being of our nation’s youngest citizens is worrisome, particularly so for
Researchers found that the frequency of children’s conversational turn-taking at ages 18 months to 24 months accounted for 14% of the variance in IQ scores and 27% of the variance
