Soon after the release of the “nation’s report card” Tuesday, education advocacy groups unleashed their differing interpretations of the results, along with their often contradictory prescriptions for ...

A Daily Herald and WBEZ analysis shows the devastating effect of poverty in Illinois classrooms Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part series looking at poverty and education in Illinois. In ...

Low-income Medicare beneficiaries rely on Medicaid for supplemental coverage but must meet income and asset tests to qualify. We examined states’ income and asset tests for full-benefit Medicaid ...

The CFPB wants to make sure that consumers who take out loans can meet their obligations and repay their debts--a laudable goal that responsible lenders share. However, the CFPB’s proposed ...

In 2018, Moriah Rodriguez was in a car accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury and unable to work. A few years later, she and her four children were on the brink of homelessness when she ...

Some residents in Stockton, California, are being given a free stipend to live on as part of a universal basic income experiment. Universal basic income (UBI) is a modern welfare scheme through which ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 55 years, Medicare has followed a simple policy: covered benefits are the same, no matter if you’re rich, poor, or in-between. But as Democrats try to design a dental ...