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The price of poverty  - In this community, nearly 40 percent of its students live below the poverty line. Earlier this year, a national report named it as one of America's most ...

Iran warns against expansion of poverty in the world Referring to the UN secretary general reports during the past 4 years on economic crisis and increase in the price of foodstuffs and fuel in the world, Dehghani said the existing conditions have harmed the programs against poverty and hurt vulnerable ...

Mozambique: The Controversial Basket Against Poverty : "Life is increasingly more expensive for everybody. Prices of basic food items are high, and the price of oil keeps going up. In Mozambique, one of the measures proposed by the Government to mitigate the impact of the increases in the cost of living for ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Central America pays the price for fiscal failure - Saddled with some of the world's highest rates of poverty and inequality, these countries gather relatively little in tax. In 2015, Guatemala's revenues ...

The poor get poorer : "The story is a stark demonstration of the effects of poverty on education. The two school districts are similarly sized, but that's about all they have in common. Just 8.5 percent of the Carmel Clay students qualified for a free- or reduced-price lunch ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Deep-etched poverty lines : These men pay a high price for their own poverty , and it is that which makes the calculus of experts and highly-paid professionals of poverty so mean and contemptible — these are the judgments of those who have everything. Poverty lines are etched ...

We're losing the war on poverty : The poverty line for a family of four is $22350 in annual income; for a single person, it is $10890. Children in a family that makes less than 185 percent of the poverty -line numbers cited above qualify for the free or reduced-price school lunches. Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Las Américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Poverty and other forms of material deprivation also inflict a type of mental and emotional trauma on their victims. Navigating America's labyrinthine and ... View article...

Growing poverty is an education problem too Over the past 10 years, there were double-digit increases in the number of people living in poverty in portions of the county. Even more eye-opening is that more than half of the children countywide now qualify for a free or reduced-price lunch each ...

The Carbon Price Support: driving households into fuel poverty : " But it is a policy almost without virtues; it is unlikely to help drive investment into future sources of energy, will not cut carbon emissions and may in the meantime push up to 90000 more households into fuel poverty . The case for governments ... The Independent (blog) "

Pollution Poverty and People of Color: Living with Industry : Low income residents in North Richmond, Calif . save money on shelter, but pay the price in health By Jane Kay and Cheryl Katz | June 4, 2012 Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, ... Scientific American

Soaring energy bills to push thousands into fuel poverty : "Thousands of low-income households face fuel poverty this winter after Scottish Power announced it is increasing its electricity charges by 10% and gas prices by 19% from 1 August. The price hike will add nearly £200 to the average ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

The black press questioned how the price tag could be justified when millions of African Americans were still mired in poverty. Testifying to the US ... View article...

Poverty eats into lunches - Susquehanna Independent Weekender BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL. Times-Shamrock Writer. The effects of poverty and unemployment are being seen in school cafeterias throughoutNortheast Pennsylvania. Across the region, more students are relying on free or reduced-price ...

More than 40% of Wisconsin students qualify for lunch subsidies : "To qualify for free lunch, a student must come from a family with an income at or below 130% of the federal poverty rate, or $28655 for a family of four. Reduced-price lunches are available to students whose families have incomes at or below 185% of ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

“The proposed 2011-13 budget makes huge cuts to education, balancing the fiscal follies of adults on the backs of children, especially those living in poverty. We need a budget that is fair, equitable, and does not do permanent harm to our public ... From: http://ping.fm/bgAD8

African Americans in Texas are dying of Covid-19 at a rate more than ... with more than a quarter living below the poverty line and more than 75% of ... View article...

Nebraska schools: More minority students, more meeting poverty standards : "Free and reduced-price meal counts are the commonly accepted method for determining poverty in public schools across the country, Nebraska Department of Education spokesman Betty Vandeventer said. Schuyler is an extreme example of two long-term trends ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

GoM may moot dual system of food subsidy : "This is that families below the poverty line (BPL) be given food subsidy through direct cash transfer. And, those above the poverty line (APL) be distributed foodgrains at a level equal to the minimum support price (MSP) offered to farmers, ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Economic growth can help reduce poverty: economist : "ISLAMABAD: The economic growth and control of price inflation efficiently would help to mitigate the poverty and allied issues. An economist Dr Ashfaq Hasan ...