Hungry Holidays: Break From School Means Break From Meals for Some Kids
Advocates for child nutrition programs have found potential solutions in an unlikely place—the COVID-19 pandemic.... Read more.
Expanded Child Tax Credit Benefited Almost 1.4 Million Arizona Children
Arizona families this week may have seen their last payment —for now—under the expanded child tax credit program.... Read more.
Biden Releases 50 Million Barrels of Oil in Hopes of Easing Gas Prices
Biden said the oil release was one step his administration is taking to fight inflation, along with efforts to open supply chain bottlenecks.... Read more.
Poverty Rate Climbed in 2020, but Pandemic Assistance Blunted Losses
The Census Bureau estimates that COVID-19 relief payments may have boosted almost 12 million Americans out of poverty.... Read more.
The Results Are In: Standardized Test Scores Fell During Pandemic Year
State lawmakers suspended the use of standardized tests for the ranking of schools, while still requiring that they be administered to students.... Read more.