Researchers theorize that a greater incidence of two-parent households may explain the “rural advantage” in household income that children from rural areas have compared to their urban counterparts.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma is known to be a major health issue for children in inner cities, but a new study suggests that it may be an even bigger problem for poor rural children. Looking at ...

Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds. Not surprisingly, murders involving ...

While most Nebraskans agree the state should make a greater investment in early childhood education, rural residents are more worried than their urban counterparts about finding quality day care, ...

Brooke Perry is an attendance officer and a homeless liaison in Champaign County, Ohio, which is about 45 minutes outside of ...

The last day of school is just around the corner, and while break means sunny days filled with activities for lots of kids, many children living in rural poverty lose access to resources. That is why ...

When Payton Park graduated from Juab High School last week, he walked away with more than a high school diploma — he also racked up 37 college credit hours. He’ll soon jet off to Brazil for a two-year ...

KEARNEY - The founder of The Groundwater Foundation clearly remembers the moment when the seriousness of Nebraska's water issues were defined for her. Susan Seacrest of Lincoln said it was fall 1988 ...

If the Idaho Legislature succeeds in pushing through a school voucher scheme this session, which starts next week, rural kids stand to be the ones who lose out the most. Only about one in 20 Idaho ...