About $83 million and over 290,000 payments in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were delayed in NC from 2021 to 2024, according to an audit from the NC Office of the State Auditor.
A new research report shows that government "safety net" benefits are contributing to the financial burdens and limitations of low-income households.
Legislation to provide surplus computers to students from low-income homes has passed the General Assembly. Republican Sens. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg; Andrew Brock, R-Davie; and Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell; sponsored Senate Bill 312. Rep. Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on Information Technology, sponsored a similar version of the bill in the House. “This will benefit students...
Students at less affluent schools get a lot more financial support than the conventional wisdom would have you believe.
SEATTLE, WA — This new report refutes some common assumptions about how low-income parents make school-choice decisions, and finds that these parents use the same techniques and tools, and are just as satisfied with their decisions, as wealthier parents.
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