It's a team effort to understand the wave of poverty that experts say is affecting our kids in the classroom. Hundreds of educators, and business and community officials gathered today to make sure ...

Nov. 8—Owensboro Public Schools district leaders are participating in monthly trainings centered around poverty through March with the first one being held Monday. The district is using lessons ...

More than 70 people who attended a public forum Thursday in Rochester now know about the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth that Ruby K. Payne describes in her book, "A Framework for ...

Around 60 teachers and administrators from local schools came together Monday in Cape Girardeau to gain skills and strategies for successfully educating children living in poverty. Nationally known ...

Mar. 22—Poverty is "not about intelligence, but it does impact the way people think," and educators need to be mindful of the socioeconomic status of their students, according to Ruby Payne, an ...

Individuals and organization on Friday received training aimed at more efficiently addressing poverty in the community and developing strategies to help families in need. The Fremont Family Coalition, ...

Here is a portion of a quiz in the book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne. Readers are supposed to put check marks by "all the things you know how to do." Could You Survive in ...

CHICAGO -- Teachers in low-income school districts often get specialized training about the culture of poverty in order to better understand their students' lives and take those challenges into ...

Understanding the causes and culture of living in poverty is crucial for teachers working with children from low-income families, a Texas educator told area teachers Friday. "The driving force in ...

The recent economic downturn has seen unemployment rates rise and a dynamic increase in the number of working poor and the use of emergency food pantries. Today more than 32.9 million Americans live ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A national expert on fighting poverty has been invited to the Ozarks to help an anti-poverty campaign. Twelve organizations announced Wednesday that Ruby K. Payne will visit ...