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The White House is preparing for a sharp rise in the U.S. poverty rate following the end of pandemic-era child tax credit (CTC) expansion. President Biden and Democrats fought unsuccessfully last year to extend an expanded version of the CTC that started during the depths of the pandemic and temporarily lifted millions of children out…

The world has made immense progress against extreme poverty, but it is still the reality for almost one in ten people worldwide.

 

Several important datasets that help in formulating government policies have not been released for over two years

A million more seniors fell into poverty last year, the only age group to see a rise. Analysts say it's only going to get worse as inflation soars.

The Modi government's data evasion has produced enough smoke so that a discussion as fundamental and important as poverty levels remains ensnared in confusion.

This is a real crisis especially in hard economic times. >> vicky, the bill and melinda gates foundation has done so much, and your focus has been on the poverty data and the impact on k through 8. what are the real challenges now? >> part of whats happening to kids, is they leave high school without the skills they need to be successful and they end up taking remediation courses and dropping out. they have a great education through high school so kids meet college-ready standards and whats grea...