Poverty Dispatch - September 15, 2008

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Poverty Measurement in the US
• Poverty Measurement Worldwide
• Child Care Subsidies - Oklahoma, California
• Single Parent Families
• Child Support Enforcement - Ohio
• Section 8 Housing Subsidies - Cincinnati, OH
• Hospitals and Patients on Medicaid and Medicare - Michigan
• Food Banks and Gleaning
• Report: Qualified Teacher Gap - Maryland
• Students' Transitions to High School
• Charter Schools and Student Achievement - Chicago, IL
• Community College Tuition and Graduation - Iowa
• Climate Change and the World's Poor

Today's Articles:

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Poverty Measurement in the US

Bipartisan calls for new federal poverty measure. Read Article
By Rachel L. Swarns, New York Times. September 1, 2008.
 

How we measure poverty. (Opinion) Read Article
By Rebecca M. Blank, Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2008.
 

Determine which Americans are poor. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, Roanoke Times. September 14, 2008.
 

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Poverty Measurement Worldwide

World Bank finds more people live in steep poverty. Read Article
Reuters, New York Times. August 26, 2008.
 

World Bank counts more poor people. Read Article
By Anthony Faiola, Washington Post. August 27, 2008.
 

The bottom 1.4 billion. Read Article
The Economist. August 28, 2008.
 

Poverty-reduction aid lags, study finds. Read Article
By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times. September 5, 2008.
 

The price of survival. Read Article
By George Wehrfritz, Newsweek. August 30, 2008.
 

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Child Care Subsidies - Oklahoma, California

Costs for child care skyrocket. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World. September 14, 2008.
 

Child-care costs cause struggles. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Ginnie Graham, Tulsa World. September 15, 2008.
 

State budget stalemate places Contra Costa's child care system in crisis mode. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Matthias Gafni, Contra Costa Times. September 12, 2008.
 

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Single Parent Families

One out of 2 babies born to mothers under 30 are from single women. Read Article
By Karen Uhlenhuth, Miami Herald. September 11, 2008.
 

Mothers under 30: 1 in 2 are unwed. Read Article
Florida Times-Union. September 12, 2008.
 

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Child Support Enforcement - Ohio

Some struggle with child support amid economy. (OHIO) Read Article
By Abbey Stirgwolt, Newark Advocate. September 14, 2008.
 

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Section 8 Housing Subsidies - Cincinnati, OH

Low-income rents, uneven demands. (CINCINNATI, OH) Read Article
By Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer. September 12, 2008.
 

Shaking up housing policies. (CINCINNATI, OH) Read Article
By Gregory Korte, Cincinnati Enquirer. September 15, 2008.
 

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Hospitals and Patients on Medicaid and Medicare - Michigan

Area hospitals take a hit to care for patients. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press. September 15, 2008.
 

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Food Banks and Gleaning

Food banks binding aid in bounty of backyard. Read Article
By Patricia Leigh Brown, New York Times. September 13, 2008.
 

Gleaning to feed the poor. Read Article
By Alfred Lubrano, Philadelphia Inquirer. August 18, 2008.
 

Gleaners at Farmers' Market snap up produce for food pantries. Read Article
By Pat Schneider, Capital Times. September 8, 2008.
 

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Report: Qualified Teacher Gap - Maryland

Public Education: Maryland qualified teacher gap is nation's largest. (MARYLAND) Read Article
By Allyson Dickman, Delmarva Daily Times. September 12, 2008.
 

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Students' Transitions to High School

Educators focus attention on ninth-graders' transition to high school. Read Article
By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2008.
 

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Charter Schools and Student Achievement - Chicago, IL

Chicago charter school network defies expectation. (CHICAGO, IL) Read Article
By Claudio Sanchez, National Public Radio. September 14, 2008.
 

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Community College Tuition and Graduation - Iowa

Community college tuition rises as graduation rate slows. (IOWA) Read Article
By Staci Hupp, Des Moines Register. September 15, 2008.
 

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Climate Change and the World's Poor

Adapt or die. Read Article
The Economist. September 11, 2008.
 

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