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The failure to renew the enhanced Child Tax Credit continues a long tradition in America: Our welfare system has long spent generously on the old, but it has consistently skimped on the young. A new paper investigates why.
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In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1% to 17%, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty.
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The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.
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Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.
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Relief payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data.
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An estimated 160 million children were involved in child labor around the world at the beginning of 2020, according to a new report.
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The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights of the bill President Biden signed Thursday.
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The monthly checks would mark a big shift in the federal government's approach to child poverty. One study estimates they could cut the number of poor children by half.
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A new report finds the return to education has been much slower in the world's poorer countries.
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The Florida Chamber Foundation hopes an interactive map will inspire business leaders to invest in areas where many children live in poverty and read below grade level.
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Hundreds of people lined up outside the main courthouse in West Palm Beach late last year, all of them trying to get their suspended driver licenses…
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Every time we divvy up our money among good causes, we're making a moral judgment about who is most deserving.