How much would it cost to end extreme poverty worldwide?

Key Takeaways It would cost $318 billion per year to eliminate most extreme poverty worldwide, that is, people living on less ...
EdSource

Child poverty rate nearly triples in California, report finds

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

Kotek open to overhauling Oregon’s school poverty funding formula

The governor's comments follow growing pressure from superintendents statewide who say the current census-based method is ...
The New Yorker

Lessons in Conquering Child Poverty

In January, it will be sixty years since Lyndon Johnson, in his first State of the Union address, announced an “unconditional war on poverty.” Johnson’s goal was to eliminate acute economic need among ...
Forbes

Facing Poverty’s Reality, Not The Convenient Myths

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...
America Magazine

We know how to fight global poverty. But do we have the will to actually do it?

Posters featuring portraits of several world leaders line a road in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 20, 2025, ahead of the G20 summit to be held there. Credit: AP foto/Themba Hadebe ...
Yahoo

California tied with Louisiana for highest U.S. poverty rate, new report says

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person sleeps on a sidewalk in Los Angeles. California's steep housing costs are pushing more people into poverty, the report ...
Newsweek

Poverty Is Killing Nearly 200,000 Americans a Year

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The land of the free is suffering from a "self-inflicted" injustice when it comes to poverty, experts say, as the rich ...
The New Yorker

How the U.S. Lifted Children Out of Poverty and Then Threw Them Back Into It

Last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, child poverty in America more than doubled. This steep increase, which was accompanied by a general rise in poverty among all age ...
The Grio

Poverty rate for Black people dropped to lowest on record, census shows

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising, according to ...
The Hill

The war on fraud is really a war on the poor

Every few years, Washington rediscovers fraud. A viral clip of someone misusing food stamps. A headline about child care providers in Minnesota. A politician promising to crack down on “fraud and ...
Cal Alumni Association

Why Our Definition of Poverty Matters

Methods commonly used to measure poverty can lead to vastly different conclusions about who actually lives in poverty, according to a new Stanford University–led study. Based on household surveys in ...