Alabama ranks among the worst states for childhood well-being, clocking in at No. 45 according to a new report from the child advocacy group VOICES for Alabama’s Children. The only states that fall ...

Alabama was ranked 39th for overall child wellbeing in the U.S. in the 2024 Kids Count Data Book that was published this week. While the state has remained stagnant since 2023 across several factors, ...

Gov. Kay Ivey speaks the release of National Assessment of Educational Progress at Daniel Pratt Elementary School on Jan. 29, 2025 in Prattville. A recent analysis showed that 8th graders are falling ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Crews are clearing land in west Alabama for a new highway. The four-lane road will stretch from Tuscaloosa to Mobile, and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said he is excited ...

Alabama has some of the nation's highest percentages of households struggling to afford everyday expenses, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Household Pulse Survey, which ...

MONTGOMERY (AP) — A national poverty reduction expert gave the state kudos for its success in taking steps to help Alabama's impoverished, but she also issued the new Alabama Commission to Reduce ...

If Kamala Harris wins Tuesday’s election, Alabama will have a champion in the White House for policies that matter in a state plagued by poverty, limited access to medical care, and chronic health ...

Alabama public school students are attending more racially diverse schools than they were 20 years ago, but most Black students are still concentrated in high-poverty schools, according to an analysis ...

Alabama's overall child well-being ranking dropped to No. 43 in the nation. Child poverty in Alabama remains stagnant at 21%. Alabama's national ranking in overall child well-being fell from 39 to 43 ...

SELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - Friday marks one year since an EF2 tornado hit Selma. Since then it has been all hands on deck as they move forward in the recovery efforts. In the midst of the devastation one ...

Editor's Note:This story was originally published in September and has been republished with updates about the U.N. investigation of extreme poverty in Alabama and other U.S. locations. The United ...

MONTGOMERY — U.S. Census figures show that more people moved above the poverty line in Alabama than in any state in the country. But advocates for the poor say many in Alabama continue to suffer the ...