As more Americans are working late-night and early-morning hours, who's looking after their kids?
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The New York Times
Four states made big gains in the fight for paid sick leave following Tuesday night's election.
Think Progress
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.
"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
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
Pew Charitable Trusts
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.
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.
The annual data book shows significant improvements in health and education among U.S. children, but worsening economic conditions.
