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Empowering Kids in Need
This August, Microsoft News is partnering with the nonprofit Kids In Need to help level the playing field for the millions of children starting the year with economic hardship and other disadvantages. Please join us to provide the school supplies kids need to build great futures that are based on their potential — not their zip code.
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Prepared to succeed
This August, Microsoft News is partnering with the nonprofit Kids In Need to help level the playing field for the millions of children starting the year with economic hardship and other disadvantages.
Please join us to provide the school supplies kids need to build great futures that are based on their potential — not their zip code.
Heroes
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Solutions
10 ways you can get free school supplies
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By the numbers
How much countries around the world spend on education
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TEACHERS
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In photos
13 places around the world that offer free preschool programs
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BY THE NUMBERS
Here are the average class sizes for all 50 states
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By the numbers
States with the most teachers spending their own money on school supplies
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By the Numbers
What does it cost to send a kid back to school?
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Teachers
17 states where teachers spend the most on school supplies
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Heroes
10-year-old`s non-profit aims to help those in need
WPIX-TV New York
Solutions
10 ways you can get free school supplies
Best Life
Support kids in need
Help give kids in every zip code the supplies they need to succeed
In Photos
What kids carry in their backpacks around the globe
Cheapism
Heroes
Thousands of kids get backpacks filled with food and love
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Analysis
States with the highest number of kids dependent on free lunches
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Heroes
Meet the mom empowering kids with her line of backpacks
Today
Did you know?
• 1 out of every 5 American children lives below the poverty line.
• Parents can expect to spend $1,017 to send a single elementary-age child back to school.
• 90% of children born in 1940 earn more than their parents. That number drops to 50% for children born in the 1980s.
Solutions
States lifting the most children out of poverty
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By the numbers
How many children live in poverty in your state
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On The Issue
Child poverty is a crisis in the US and this is how to fix it
24/7 WALL ST.
On the issue
10 challenges poor students and teachers face
Best Life
Heroes
Thousands of kids get backpacks filled with food and love
24/7 WALL ST.
Analysis
States with the highest number of kids dependent on free lunches
Insider
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