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Nearly half of America's college students are going hungry, study says
The National School Lunch Program helps keep low-income kids from going hungry while they're in school. Over 21 million K-12 students in the U.S. received…
The secret to this GED program's success? The teacher.
I met Jamie Rykse a couple months ago, to talk about juvenile justice reform in Michigan. When she was 17, she was convicted of home invasion and sent to…
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Detroit Public Schools cuts literacy program due to teacher shortage
Earlier this week I told you about school districts that are hiring virtual teachers to fix teacher shortages.Not having enough teachers to fill…
More moms are family breadwinners than ever before, report says
More moms in the U.S. are the primary breadwinners for their households than ever before - earning as much as or more than their husbands. That's…
The fear is real. But we can overcome it by how we live our lives.
My name is Alvin Thomas. I’m the pastor of The Nations Church in Utica, Michigan.My parents, my mom and dad, were born in south India. I was born in New…
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Fewer toddlers in low-income families are overweight, study suggests
Childhood obesity rates for children and adolescents in the U.S. ages 2 to 10 have remained at about 17% over the past decade. But here's a bit of good…
Girls from low-income families often feel unprepared for puberty
I am a mother of two young girls. And I am fully aware that one day I will have to have "the talk" with each of them about puberty and the things that…
There are new guidelines on when to introduce your baby to peanuts
The number of kids with peanut allergy tripled between 1997 and 2008, according to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).The idea that your child…
The IRS is delaying tax refunds for millions of low-income families
The 2017 tax filing season begins January 23. But millions of low-income families across the country will face delays in getting their refunds. The delays…
Amazon is among online retailers to begin accepting food stamps
More than 43 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - formerly known as food stamps. And many of these…
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