Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall ...

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 ...

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation warns that the end of pandemic-era relief programs has reversed historic child poverty reductions. Leslie Boissiere, vice president for external affairs ...

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 ...

If Kamala Harris wins Tuesday’s election, Alabama will have a champion in the White House for policies that matter in a state plagued by poverty, limited access to medical care, and chronic health ...

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 ...

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 ...

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Friday marks one year since an EF2 tornado hit Selma. Since then it has been all hands on deck as they move forward in the recovery efforts. In the midst of the devastation one ...