We are a nation of 74 million kids. But because kids don't vote, don't host shows on Fox or MSNBC, don't run PACs or host fundraisers, their priorities simply aren't met in Washington, D.C. or the states.

In the month before Election Day, Americans are understandably fatigued and disheartened by a daily onslaught of polls that reveal the public's unrele...

The age group with the highest rates of poverty in the US are children under 18. We can have a robust debate about the role of government for adults living in poverty but children can't work and they can't vote.

Childhood poverty in the United States ignites a devastating chain of consequences that leads to equally devastating places.

During the response to Hurricane Katrina, some kids weren't reunited with their families for up to six months. If five years isn't long enough to learn the lesson that preparation for kids matters for all of us, then how long is?

Just like Obama is looking for new industries, like green technology, to drive the economic recovery, innovative 21st century solutions can be the force behind revitalized rural education.