What do children think of economic inequality? We did an experiment to find out
COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world.Read more
Policymakers ‘must learn to harness the value of children learning through play’
Learning through the experience of play can be a major help in closing achievement gaps between children at opposite ends of the social scale, according to a new report.Read more
Student achievement in Canada depends on reducing poverty now and after COVID-19
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has significantly impacted our lives, including schools and education. Temporary closures of school buildings have highlighted how factors outside school systems affect schools’ capacity to meet students’ needs and...Read more
‘First Years First Priority’ aims to help stop children growing up in poverty
Investing in a child’s early years must be a priority if poverty is to be tackled effectively, says influential children’s rights champion Eurochild, which is leading a new awareness campaign.Read more
Growing up in a rough neighbourhood can shape kids’ brains, so good parenting and schooling is crucial
Growing up in a poor or disadvantaged neighbourhood can affect the way adolescents’ brains function, according to our new research. It can alter the communication between brain regions involved in planning, goal-setting and self-reflection.Read more
Child poverty in the U.S. could be slashed by monthly payments to parents – an idea proved in other rich countries and proposed decades ago
Which former president pitched a Family Assistance Plan to the American people that would have provided many families with children a monthly stipend? It may surprise you that it came in 1969 from Richard Nixon,...Read moreEuropean Social Fund guarantees new investments to tackle child poverty
An agreement has been reached on the European Union Social Fund which guarantees investment by countries to help children where many are at a high risk of poverty.Read more
Fighting child poverty in European cities
Children are the future, so they say. Well, the future is looking bleak. The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating impact on children: disrupting schooling, affecting well-being, social contact and even nutrition. As more...Read more
Mandatory remote teaching could reduce inequality during the pandemic – but delivering it will be difficult
The lives of millions of parents and children were turned upside down when COVID-19 forced school lockdowns in April 2020. With a new national lockdown having begun in England on January 4 2021, many parents...Read more
Australia is ‘world leader’ in supporting children through COVID
Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-COVID levels for at least five years in high-income countries globally, a likely increase on the one in six Australian children living below the poverty line.Read more
‘Appalling’ rise in destitution among children in UK cities
More than half a million children in the UK are experiencing ‘extreme hardship’ at home, a new study has found.Read more
Free school meals: the lifelong impact of childhood food poverty
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on household food security in the UK. Five million families have encountered food insecurity, and 200,000 children are missing meals every day.Read more
UNICEF: 350 million children worldwide in poverty – and COVID has made things worse
An estimated 1 in 6 children – or 356 million globally – lived in extreme poverty before the pandemic, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new report.Read more
COVID-19 is predicted to make child poverty worse. Should New Zealand’s next government make temporary safety nets permanent?
Despite the 2017 Labour-led government taking power with a mandate to fight Aotearoa New Zealand’s abysmally high child poverty rate, only incremental progress has been made. The percentage of children living in poor households dropped only...Read more