“TOLERANCE OF POVERTY”
The latest edition of UNICEF's report on child poverty showed the United States ranks second out of 35 developed countries on the scale of what [...]
Read MoreThe latest edition of UNICEF's report on child poverty showed the United States ranks second out of 35 developed countries on the scale of what [...]
Read MoreWhen Kyla was in the third grade, she failed the state-required end-of-grade tests at her Charlotte, North Carolina elementary school. Her grandmother was worried that [...]
Read MoreThis Father's Day, June 17th, the Children's Defense Fund-New York and I will be joining George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East [...]
Read MoreSummer is usually imagined as a carefree time for children and families—a lazy, relaxing season filled with cookouts, backyard picnics, and trips to the ice [...]
Read MoreSince childhood, 21-year-old Ashante Dickens has had a clear goal: "I want to be an elementary school teacher. That's my passion." She got good grades [...]
Read MoreThe growth in hate groups and the use of their divisive and negative language in the mainstream political and media arena is cause for national [...]
Read MoreFive-year-old Kamari and his three-year-old brother Shamarr clown around in the dining room of the YWCA Family Center in Columbus, Ohio. They and their mother, [...]
Read MoreThis week has been a devastating one for children and the poor. It began with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urging members of the [...]
Read MoreThis week has been a devastating one for children and the poor. It began with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urging members of the [...]
Read MoreOn April 16, 2007, our nation suffered its deadliest shooting incident ever by a single gunman when a student killed 32 people and wounded 25 [...]
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