Mar. 22—Poverty is "not about intelligence, but it does impact the way people think," and educators need to be mindful of the socioeconomic status of their students, according to Ruby Payne, an ...

According to Ruby K. Payne, a consultant to school systems locally and nationwide, teachers should know a few things about poor people. The Texas-based author says in her book "A Framework for ...

The score of people who attended a seminar in Jefferson City examining the causes of poverty Monday morning came well-versed on poverty-related issues. They went away with knowledge about hidden rules ...

TRAVERSE CITY - Ruby Payne, a noted author and expert on poverty and its causes, will lead a workshop on how to pull people out of poverty. Today's training seminar at New Hope Community Church in ...

More than 70 people who attended a public forum Thursday in Rochester now know about the hidden rules of poverty, middle class and wealth that Ruby K. Payne describes in her book, "A Framework for ...

Do you know how to get someone out of jail, keep your clothes from being stolen at the Laundromat, live without a checking account and move in half a day? If so, you might be able to survive in ...

Here is a portion of a quiz in the book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne. Readers are supposed to put check marks by "all the things you know how to do." Could You Survive in ...

There’s a lot more to wealth than financial resources, according to author Bethanie Tucker, a consultant for Aha! Process Inc. who presented workshops for the Altoona Area School District’s counselors ...

Educators often blink twice when they first glimpse the woman they have come to hear tell them about the effects of poverty in the classroom. One morning here in March, for instance, the small blonde ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A national expert on fighting poverty has been invited to the Ozarks to help an anti-poverty campaign. Twelve organizations announced Wednesday that Ruby K. Payne will visit ...

With its unhoused student population nearly doubling since the COVID-19 pandemic, Rapid City Area Schools has increased efforts to adapt to the trend. One of those district efforts took place Tuesday, ...