UNC Study: Early Childhood Education Can Mitigate Effects Of Poverty
Researchers say an early childhood education program called Educare can have a strong positive impact.
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Poverty
President’s New Proposal Could Help Orange County Kids
President Obama announced Wednesday he plans for ask Congress for $12 billion over the next ten...
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Orange County Is Wealthy, But Poverty Still Widespread
Orange County’s poverty rate is declining by some measures – but not by others.
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North Carolina Ranks Low For Child Welfare
Laila Bell, director of research and data at NC Child, says North Carolina’s modest economic recovery is doing little to help those who need the most.
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Poverty Research Fund Rises From Defunct UNC Center
The Poverty Research Fund has risen from the ashes of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity.
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Census Report: Off-Campus Students Inflate Local Poverty Rates
A recent report finds Chapel Hill’s poverty rate is cut in half once off-campus students are taken out of the equation.
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UNC to Continue Work on Poverty
Many UNC faculty members, and citizen across the state, have expressed concern recently with the...
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Carrboro High Student Lobbies D.C. For Global Change
A Carrboro High School student went to Washington last week to press for change on issues of poverty, hunger and climate change.
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