Are you familiar with escape rooms? The only way you can escape is to solve a complicated problem. But what happens if you fail to escape the room on time? Having lost, you are then “imprisoned” in ...

Mar. 22—Poverty is "not about intelligence, but it does impact the way people think," and educators need to be mindful of the socioeconomic status of their students, according to Ruby Payne, an ...

According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Cumberland County’s poverty rate hovers around 19%, slightly higher than the state and national average. A lot of Americans are struggling. Two-thirds of ...

Over 37.9 million Americans currently live below the poverty line. With more than 11 percent of the American population struggling to afford basic necessities like food, housing, and healthcare, it is ...

In Bangladesh, programs targeting ultra-poor, rural households can help families escape extreme poverty. However, the ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – There is often a cause-and-effect link between financial illiteracy and poverty. Individuals who do not understand personal budgeting, credit scores and the importance of saving for ...

Peter Singer is well known to have argued for our responsibilities to address global poverty based on an analogy with saving a drowning child. Just as the passerby has a duty to save that child, we ...