More US kids living in high-poverty areas
<p><span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="setbacks">setbacks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> 1.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 8 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="residing">residing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2000, 6.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Annie">Annie</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="Casey">Casey</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="found">found</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> - <span word="a">a</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> - <span word="reverses">reverses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2007-2009 <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prompted">prompted</span> <span word="optimism">optimism</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="investors">investors</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Sampson">Sampson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="sciences">sciences</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span> <span word="Program">Program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Radcliffe">Radcliffe</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Study">Study</span>.</p><p><span word="Laura">Laura</span> <span word="Speer">Speer</span>, <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>.</p>
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