Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i5AEaV919540; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:36:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:36:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002401c44e90$fae90990$1c0412c6@air.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1387] Child Poverty in the U.S. X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 527 Lines: 12 The following is from Connect for Kids (www.connectforkids.org): Choosing Child Poverty Why are so many U.S. children poor? By some measures, we have the highest childhood poverty rate of any wealthy nation. In their book Poor Kids in a Rich Country, economists Timothy Smeeding and Lee Rainwater conclude it doesn't have to be so. Smeeding spoke recently with Connect for Kids editor Susan Phillips. Click here for a transcript of the interview: http://www.connectforkids.org/resources3139/resources_show.htm?doc_id=227267
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