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The Rise of Extreme Daycare

Pacific Standard
Alissa Quart

As more Americans are working late-night and early-morning hours, who's looking after their kids? 

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Paid Sick Leave: On Four Ballots, and Undefeated

The New York Times
KJ Dell'Antonia

Four states made big gains in the fight for paid sick leave following Tuesday night's election. 

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Non-Profits Sue To Block New Mexico Governor From Kicking 80,000 People Off Food Stamps (Opinion)

Think Progress
Alan Pyke

The state is one of eight that plans to implement work requirements for food stamps in the coming fiscal year even though it is one of 37 states that qualifies for a yearlong waiver from the work rules for fiscal year 2015.

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Series Spotlight: The Price of Poverty

Julie Drizin
"Are cuts to social service agencies and education the right move as poverty increases in Northwest Indiana? What more can or should be done?" These are the questions posed to readers of The Times of Northwest Indiana as a way of introducing the newspaper's 14-page special section called... Read more
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Rape in the Fields: A growing epidemic

Samantha Inzalaco
Photo Courtesy of the Center for Investigative ReportingNote: In December 2013, this project was awarded a 2014 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence in broadcast and digital news. It will be rebroadcast on PBS Frontline: March 18, 2014. In a unique collaboration... Read more
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Faces of Economic Mobility

Pew Charitable Trusts
Samantha Lasky
Will the current generation do better or worse financially than their parents? Check out this new interactive data tool that explores how education, family structure and race affect economic prospects in America. The data only include white and African American families.   
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KIDS COUNT Policy Report: Creating Opportunity for Families

Annie E. Casey Foundation Zoe King
The November 2014 KIDS COUNT report “Creating Opportunity For Families: A Two-Generation Approach” from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides a summary of the hardships low-income families face and comprehensive solutions.
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KIDS COUNT 2014: In the Media

Fatimah Waseem
List of links to press coverage of KIDS COUNT Data book.
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KIDS COUNT 2014

Annie E. Casey Foundation Laura Speer
The annual data book shows significant improvements in health and education among U.S. children, but worsening economic conditions.
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