Poverty rates in Alabama remained higher than much of the nation last year, new federal data shows, though some larger cities and counties saw significant job growth and rising incomes. Last week, the ...

Alabama was ranked 39th for overall child wellbeing in the U.S. in the 2024 Kids Count Data Book that was published this week. While the state has remained stagnant since 2023 across several factors, ...

Gov. Kay Ivey speaks the release of National Assessment of Educational Progress at Daniel Pratt Elementary School on Jan. 29, 2025 in Prattville. A recent analysis showed that 8th graders are falling ...

Alabama has some of the nation's highest percentages of households struggling to afford everyday expenses, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Household Pulse Survey, which ...

MONTGOMERY (AP) — A national poverty reduction expert gave the state kudos for its success in taking steps to help Alabama's impoverished, but she also issued the new Alabama Commission to Reduce ...

Alabama public school students are attending more racially diverse schools than they were 20 years ago, but most Black students are still concentrated in high-poverty schools, according to an analysis ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - An Alabama group working to address poverty in Alabama is raising concerns about changes to SNAP under President Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Alabama Arise said they ...

Alabama's overall child well-being ranking dropped to No. 43 in the nation. Child poverty in Alabama remains stagnant at 21%. Alabama's national ranking in overall child well-being fell from 39 to 43 ...

One local comedian is using social media ahead of Selma's Jubilee weekend to make sure younger generations understand why the city’s history still matters. What started as a typical lunch date at a ...