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Researchers found the biggest gaps for low-income children beyond the classroom, in housing, health care, nutrition, child ...

When the federal government offered to cover the cost of feeding Tennessee’s poor children last summer, state officials accepted the cash. Some $84 million in federal money flowed into Tennessee. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Pregnant women, poor children and the disabled are some of society’s most vulnerable populations. It’s a shame that Democrats in Washington are using these populations as bargaining chips to undo ...

Children living in substandard housing in England miss 15 more school days and achieve worse test scores in English and maths than their peers living in better quality housing, suggests research ...

Children spend approximately 1,000 to 1,200 hours each year in classrooms. As warming becomes a background condition rather ...