AltWeeklies Wire
‘Hand-in-hand’: Poverty + Education Keep State in Last Placenew
Dr. Margaret Hagerman, a sociology professor at Mississippi State University, has researched how children perceive and understand wealth and inequality, and the results are insightful. The largest outcome of her study? Kids are aware that race, class and inequality exist.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-30-2015 |
Poverty
Making Solutions to Poverty Sticknew
It is easy to desire to help someone escape poverty, but it is harder than it might seem because they have to ultimately do it themselves.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
7 Poverty Triggersnew
There is a reason that blaming the poor for their plight is useless, not to mention offensive. It’s usually not their fault, especially if they stay poor for long.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
How Poverty Happensnew
If any societal issue is steeped in myth and misunderstanding, it is poverty.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
Building Assets: A Path Out Of Povertynew
Having a job that pays a living wage is only one aspect of lifting one's self out of poverty. Even when people have jobs, many are just one paycheck—or one medical emergency—from financial disaster.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
Searching Out Solutions to Povertynew
Approaching solutions to poverty may seem like a daunting task. With so much to overcome, some folks are paralyzed into doing nothing at all. But making a difference doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
How We Measure Povertynew
The federal poverty threshold is a calculation based on the cost of food in “nutritionally adequate diets” for a family of three, developed in the early 1960s by Mollie Orshansky of the Social Security Administration.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-21-2012 |
Poverty
