A 1990s government initiative to replace housing projects with mixed-income developments gave children an economic lift as ...

Residents have “raised their children there. Now, they’re raising their grandchildren there,” she says. “It’s a great model.” A new study backs her up. Led by Raj Chetty, a Harvard economist and a ...

If their parents had extra cash, would it help poor children? The intuitive answer is yes — not only can any parent attest to the cost of raising children, researchers can also point to a variety of ...

A poor neighborhood in Baton Rouge, La., has a volunteer initiative that's making a difference for the children there.

Poor preschoolers get fewer chances than wealthier children to bring their prized personal possessions to school. That’s what I found in my two-year comparative ethnographic study of two preschools in ...

Caryl M. Stern, president of the United States Fund for Unicef, discusses with The New York Times the challenges her organization faces. The international organization, which raised $442-million in ...

When it comes to helping poor children in America grow up to enjoy successful adult lives, progressives and conservatives each have half the truth on their side. There is strong evidence to support ...