>>BY JANET COLM The night of Sept. 5, 1996, just as Hurricane Fran made landfall on Bald Head Island, a young woman living outside of...[Read More]
Tag Archives: poverty
>>How likely is a child from a poor household to become a member of the middle or upper class? If you’ve been listening to the...[Read More]
>>North Carolina’s new school report cards debuted with the apprehension, confusion, and dismay that many of us remember from bringing home our own grades. Now,...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG When a charter school opened near my house, many of our friends with school-age kids were excited. I kept hearing: “It’s so...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG When I was pregnant, I hated the frequent appointments with my obstetrician. I wanted to just focus on the healthy development of my baby,...[Read More]
>>I’ve learned a universal truth over the years. You spend what you make. I remember just barely scraping by in my entry-level job as a...[Read More]
>>BY ALEXANDRA SIROTA As a mother of three, I think a lot about diapers, clothes, school supplies, dinner plans, and the various other things my...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL In Durham, North Carolina, over 20,000 students—just about 65% of all the students in the district—receive a >>free or reduced lunch at...[Read More]
>>After interviewing hundreds of people over the years, and learning about everything from knee replacements to presidential politics, it’s not often I meet someone who...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK When >>Donna Summer sang, “She works hard for the money/ so you better treat her right,” she wasn’t singing about teachers, or...[Read More]