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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

More U.S. Children Are Living In Poverty Than During The Great Recession

Author:     Kyle Potter
Source:     The Huffington Post/The Associated Press
Publication Date:     Do Electric Vehicles Lead to Environmental Benefits?
 Link: More U.S. Children Are Living In Poverty Than During The Great Recession
Stephan:   Here is additional detail about our children. I don't know how much clearer it can get that states run on Red values produce societies of notably inferior quality. The Theocratic Right, because it is not fact-based, engages in all kinds of nonsense that degrades the lives of average citizens. And yet they vote for their degradation year after year, and have done so for decades. It is a mystery.
A first-grade class in Central Jr. High school in Moore, Okla. Credit: Sue Ogrock/AP

A first-grade class
Credit: Sue Ogrock/AP

ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — A new report on child welfare that found more U.S. children living in poverty than before the Great Recession belies the fanfare of the nation’s economic turnaround.

Twenty-two percent of American children were living in poverty in 2013 compared with 18 percent in 2008, according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, with poverty rates nearly double among African-Americans and American Indians and problems most severe in South and Southwest.

The report, released Tuesday from the child advocacy group the Annie E. Casey Foundation, showed some signs of slight improvement, including high school graduation rates at an all-time high and a falling percentage of uninsured children. But the bright spots weren’t enough to offset a picture that many children have been left behind amid the nation’s economic recovery.

Here are some things to know about the report:

DIFFERING CAUSES

The foundation’s studies cover 16 different measures, delving into economic well-being, health care, education and family and […]

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