Childhood poverty costs U.S. $1.03 trillion in a year, study finds | The Source | Washington University in St. Louis

Childhood poverty cost $1.03 trillion in 2015, about 5.4 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States, according to a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
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