Category: Poverty
Teachers who use math vocabulary help students do better in math
by Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report January 5, 2026 Students, parents and school principals all instinctively know that some teachers […]
January 5, 2026
a parking lot where students can sleep safely in their cars
by Gail Cornwall, The Hechinger Report December 9, 2025 LONG BEACH, Calif. — When Edgar Rosales Jr. uses the word […]
December 9, 2025
Eviction sets single mom on a quest to keep her kids in their schools
by Bianca Vázquez Toness, The Hechinger Report November 18, 2025 This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted […]
November 18, 2025
SNAP ends Saturday, mass mutual aid NOW (Debt Collective)
One month ago, Republicans chose to shut down the government rather than protect our healthcare. Now, by refusing to process […]
November 1, 2025
Child care crisis deepens as funding slashed for poor families
by Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report November 1, 2025 The first hint of trouble for McKinley Hess came in August. […]
November 1, 2025
Addressing childhood homelessness in California schools
Children play a cooperative game at a LifeMoves summer camp in Silicon Valley. Photo Courtesy Life Moves While most children […]
October 28, 2025
Charter schools in LA face literacy resource shortage
Maria Aguilera speaks to her eighth grade students. Credit: Alliance College Ready Middle Academy An eighth grade English learner, whom […]
September 15, 2025
California schools see 9% surge in homeless students as funds decrease
Students play during recess in Alpaugh, a small rural town located about an hour north of Bakersfield in Tulare County. […]
May 27, 2025
Tackling the student mental health crisis in rural Central Valley
Credit: Pexels / RDNE Stock project Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. Born and raised in the […]
November 26, 2024