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WASHINGTON - Lower income households and Black and Latino communities will be hit hard when a confluence of U.S. economic events kick off next week, including a sharp drop in childcare funding,...

The latest education news updates from EdSource.

During the pandemic, federal subsidies kept many childcare facilities afloat. But that aid will start to disappear at the end of this month. Plus, federal…

A new report warns that the looming withdrawal of pandemic-era aid for childcare could hurt children and families.

According to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, 12.4% of children were living in poverty in 2022.

Child poverty more than doubled in 2022, Census says

About 3 million children could lose child care after funding expires at the end of next month.

A new effort at the U.S. Congress is designed to help working families access affordable housing and child care.

Four Fakenham women are helping to organise a town and village-wide yard sale to support local causes. 

A community charity has issued its thanks for the continued support - but is still hunting for long-term funding.