A 35-year veteran in education, Rita Pierson does not like the term “at-risk students” because “We’re all at risk for something.” “If I gain one more pound, it won’t be pretty. I’m at risk of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 22—Poverty is "not about intelligence, but it does impact the way people think," and educators need to be mindful of the ...