Poor preschoolers get fewer chances than wealthier children to bring their prized personal possessions to school. That’s what I found in my two-year comparative ethnographic study of two preschools in ...

Children born into poverty are far more likely to remain poor in adulthood in the United States than in other wealthy countries. Why? The stickiness of poverty in the U.S. challenges the self-image of ...

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Random acts of kindness can restore anyone's faith in humanity. Makes sense, doesn't it? 'Cause when you think about it, the easiest thing to do when nobody is expecting anything from you is to ...

Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ More than a decade ago, in the Emmy-nominated documentary "Poor Kids," the acclaimed PBS series FRONTLINE explored poverty in ...

The California budget debate is about children as abstractions -- how will we fund their schools and the health and social services programs upon which they depend. A new report from the Public Policy ...

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. Poor preschoolers get fewer chances than wealthier children to bring their prized personal possessions to school. That’s what I ...