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Cycle of Poverty

The Global Search for Education: Health and Education

C. M. Rubin | Posted 04.13.2013 | Impact
Read More: Health and Student Motivation, The Global Search for Education, Healthier Students Are Better Learners, Low Income Student Health Problems, Cycle of Poverty, Charles Basch, Global Motherhood, Academic Achievement Gap, Teachers College, C. M. Rubin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Education Reform, Healthy Schools Campaign, Howell Wechsler, Health Barriers to Learning, Gates Foundation, Impact News
C. M. Rubin

Should health disparities be a fundamental part of national school reform to narrow our domestic achievement gap?

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Why You Are So Fortunate and Lucky

Shai Reshef | Posted 02.18.2013 | Impact
Read More: Uganda, Poor, University of the People, Education, Cycle of Poverty, Poverty, Nigeria, Priviledge, Impact News
Shai Reshef

While not everyone is granted the same livelihoods at birth, we do know one well-acknowledged solution to help break the vicious cycle of poverty -- through quality, accessible education.

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Dismantling the Poverty Trap

Linetta J. Gilbert | Posted 11.05.2012 | Impact
Read More: Poverty, Poverty in America, Shadow Conventions 2012, Shadow Conventions, Cycle of Poverty, Impact News
Linetta J. Gilbert

2012-08-28-scblog2.pngThere are no silver bullets to end a complex, multi-faceted, and persistent problem like poverty.

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Someone Estimated The Costs Of Childhood Abuse And Neglect

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.02.2012 | Business
Read More: Child Neglect, Cyclical Poverty, Poverty, Children, Earning Power, Cycle of Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Child Poverty, Hunger, Video, Child Abuse, Child Psychology, Lifetime Earnings, Child Hunger, Psychological Abuse, Business News

The evidence is mounting on the devastating affects of childhood abuse and neglect. In a newly released report the Centers for Disease Control and...

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The Peter Paul Center Route Out of Poverty

Kevin Powell | Posted 04.15.2012 | DC
Read More: Inner City, Education, Dr. King, Poverty, Community Center, Peter Paul Development Center, Cycle of Poverty, Richmond, DC News
Kevin Powell

It's simply not enough for politicians to suggest the poor in America have an unapologetic dependency on government assistance. That is why I greatly admire the Peter Paul Development Center in Richmond, Virginia's east end.

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Anti-Abortion Billboards Demonstrate Ignorance of problems facing Black community

Christine Bork | Posted 06.08.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Englewood Chicago, Child Poverty, Cycle of Poverty, Women of Color, Chicago Anti-Abortion Billboard, Abortion Rights, Systemic Racism, Chicago News
Christine Bork

These billboards recklessly imply that women of color are simple, one-dimensional, misguided and incapable of intelligent choices related to their own bodies, families and communities.

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Pro Mujer: Journey Towards Women's Empowerment In Latin America

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Family Health, Sexual Health, Peru, Carmen Velasco, Communal Association, Women?S Health, Argentina, Barrios, Pro Mujer, Mohammad Yunus, Lynne Patterson, Self-Sufficiency, Microfinance, Grameen Bank, Racism, Machismo, Discrimination, Classism, Family, Women, Poverty, Barbara Magnoni, Latin America, Mexico, Potential-Realization, Cycle of Poverty, Nicaragua, Peruvian Ministry of Education, Human Rights, Bangladesh, Counseling., Bolivia, Cervical Cancer, Reproductive Health., Childhood Education, Latino Culture, Domestic Violence, World News
Jim Luce

Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.

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