When poverty is added into the mix, a student who can’t read on grade level by 3rd grade is 13 times less likely to graduate on time than his or her more proficient peers. “Every child deserves a fair chance at a bright future,” said Mark Shriver, Save...

The Kennedy clan, the pre-eminent American political family of our time, seems to be cast in the stars, the distant stuff of legend. But look down. They march ever more numerous among us. There's a spot on Washington's infamous Beltway where an...

“Children used to getting by with less were given much more, thanks to The Noerr Programs and the generosity that came from ‘The Santa Cause’ campaign,” said Mark Shriver, senior vice president of Save the Children’s U.S. Programs. “With nearly one in...

RELEASE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011 We've talked about writers and heads of state who may have surprised to learn were black. But what about you? Mark Shriver teaches sociology at Penn State University and has done DNA tests on his classes. Nearly a...