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America's Urgent Need to Tackle Child Poverty, in 3 Charts
According to a new report, America contains a greater share of poor kids than other similarly rich countries.
Growing up poor has wide-ranging negative effects. Depending on where they live, America’s poor children are less likely to have access to good public schools and earn higher wages later in life. In children, poverty is also linked to slower brain development (which further worsens academic performance) and health problems such as asthma and obesity.
America has a larger share of kids who have to deal with these negative consequences than most other countries with similar resources, according to a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.